Feminism and Anthropology

This is the first book which examines the nature and significance
of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear
introduction to, and balanced assessment of, the theoretical and
practical issues raised by the development of a feminist
anthropology.

Henrietta Moore situates the development of a feminist approach
in anthropology within the context of the discipline, examining the
ways in which women have been studied in anthropology - as well as
the ways in which the study of gender has influenced the
development of the discipline anthropology. She considers the
application of feminist work to key areas of anthropological
research, and addresses the question of what social anthropology
has to contribute to contemporary feminism.

Throughout the book Henrietta Moore's analysis is informed by
her own extensive fieldwork in Africa and by her concern to develop
anthropological theory and method by means of feminist critique.
This book will be of particular value to students in anthropology,
women's studies and the social sciences.

Auteur

Henrietta L. Moore is the William Wyse Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. She is also the author of Still Life: Hopes, Desires and Satisfactions.

Résumé
This is the first book which examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear introduction to, and balanced assessment of, the theoretical and practical issues raised by the development of a feminist anthropology. Henrietta Moore situates the development of a feminist approach in anthropology within the context of the discipline, examining the ways in which women have been studied in anthropology - as well as the ways in which the study of gender has influenced the development of the discipline anthropology. She considers the application of feminist work to key areas of anthropological research, and addresses the question of what social anthropology has to contribute to contemporary feminism.

Throughout the book Henrietta Moore's analysis is informed by her own extensive fieldwork in Africa and by her concern to develop anthropological theory and method by means of feminist critique. This book will be of particular value to students in anthropology, women's studies and the social sciences.

Contenu

Preface and Acknowledgements.

1. Feminism and Anthropology: The Story of a Relationship.

2. Gender and Status: Explaining the Position of Women.

3. Understanding Women's Work: Kinship, Labour and Household,
   Part 1. 4. The Changing Nature of Women's Lives: Kinship, Labour
   and Household, Part 2.

4. Women and the State.

5. Feminist Anthropology: What Difference Does It Make?.

Notes.

References.

Index.