Description
| Product ID: | 9780415912860 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | On Our Own Terms |
| Subtitle: | Race, Class, and Gender in the Lives of African-American Women |
| Authors: | Author: Leith Mullings |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Social and ethical issues, Social issues & processes, Gender studies: women and girls, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Anthropology, Gender studies: women, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Anthropology |
| Description: | Using cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspectives of anthropology to illuminate the the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender, this volume explores these issues in the arena of work, kinship and resistance. This volume utilizes the cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspective of anthropology to illuminate the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender. The author begins by discussing the manner in which her experience as a participant observer led her to research and write about various aspects of African-American women''s experiences. She goes on to provide a critical analysis of the new scholarship on African-American women, and explores issues of race, class and gender in the arenas of work, kinship and resistance. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-11-25 |
