Bartered Brides is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. It is the first study of the area which looks in depth at both the domestic aspects of marriage and its relation to the productive and reproductive activities of women, as well as marriage as a means of managing political and economic conflict and competition. The fieldwork was carried out in the early 1970s before the 1978 coup and Soviet invasion. In this respect the book offers a unique account of a world that has ...
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Bartered Brides is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. It is the first study of the area which looks in depth at both the domestic aspects of marriage and its relation to the productive and reproductive activities of women, as well as marriage as a means of managing political and economic conflict and competition. The fieldwork was carried out in the early 1970s before the 1978 coup and Soviet invasion. In this respect the book offers a unique account of a world that has disappeared. Nancy Tapper presents both male and female perspectives, detailed case studies and historical and statistical material. As an ethnographic and historical record, Bartered Brides breaks new ground in the study of Islam, the Middle East and South-west Asia. As the most detailed and extensive discussion of a Middle Eastern marriage system to date, it contributes to wider anthropological studies of marriage, politics and gender.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Line drawings, Halftones, Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology . 31 b/w illus. 3 maps 25 tables. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 336 p. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology . 25 Tables, unspecified; 3 Maps; 11 Halftones, unspecified; 20 Line drawings, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Line drawings, Halftones, Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology . 31 b/w illus. 3 maps 25 tables. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Line drawings, Halftones, Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology . 31 b/w illus. 3 maps 25 tables. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, xx, 309 pp., PAPERBACK. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, 74. Contents: Contexts: Personal background; Comparative perspectives on marriage; Regional background-the Durrani of Saripul; Social Groups and Marriage: Patriliny, gender and endogamy; The Maduzai subtribe; Household production and reproduction; Ideologies of equality and inequality: Brideprice and direct exchange; Rituals of marriage; Marriage choice; Case Studies and Structural Implications: The power at home; The marriages of Hajji Adam's descendants; Durrani marriage-conclusions ["Bartered Brides is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. It is the first study of the area which looks in depth at both the domestic aspects of marriage and its relation to the productive and reproductive activities of women, as well as marriage as a means of managing political and economic conflict and competition. The fieldwork was carried out in the early 1970s before the 1978 coup and Soviet invasion. In this respect the book offers a a unique account of a world that has disappeared. Nancy Tapper presents both male and female perspectives, detailed case studies and historical and statistical material. As an ethnographic and historical record, Bartered Brides breaks new ground in the study of Islam, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. As the most detailed and extensive discussion of a Middle Eastern marriage system to date, it contributes to wider anthropological studies of marriage, politics and gender"-Publisher's description].
