Women of the Place : Kastom, Colonialism and Gender in Vanuatu
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Anthropology and History
ISBN-10
9057021366
ISBN-13
9789057021367
Publisher
Gordon and Breach
Imprint
Harwood Academic (Medical, Reference and Social Sc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 8th, 1997
Print length
322 Pages
Weight
793 grams
Product Classification:
Gender studies, gender groupsGender studies, gender groups
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First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Women of the Place is a study of gender relations in the kastom communities of South Pentecost, Vanuatu. It considers kastom in these communities not as an eternal tradition, but rather as a way of life, an identity in relation, and in resistance to the forces of European development. The way in which Christian missions, the labour trade, and the development of Western political institutions had a divergent impact on women and men is explored. The relations between persons and things is highlighted in an examination of the myths and rituals of the life-cycle and of grade-taking. The significance of this ritual is located in the context of colonial history, particularly the impact of pacification on men. Finally, the book considers more generally kastom and gender in the post-colonial state.
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