Caroline B Brettell Knihy

This reader introduces students to the most significant topics in the field of anthropology of gender - drawing not only from classic sources, but also from the most recent, diverse literature on gender roles and ideology around the world.

Gender roles, relations, and ideologies are major aspects of migration. This timely book argues that understanding gender relations is vital to a full and more nuanced explanation of both the causes and the consequences of migration, in the past and at present.