ISBN10: 0472069772, ISBN13: 9780472069774, [publisher: University of Michigan Press] Softcover
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ISBN10: 0472069772, ISBN13: 9780472069774, [publisher: The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor] Softcover Paperback. Matrilineal Communities, Patriarchal Realities provides a path-breaking explanation of the causes, and traces both the negative and positive consequences, of female-headed households in Eastern Sri Lanka. Negative consequences revolve around female poverty, male domination, and subordination; positive consequences revolve around ways in which patriarchal relations can often be challenged and circumvented. Through a finely nuanced study of Muslim, Sinhala and Tamil households in Eastern Sri Lanka, we learn of both the commonality of patriarchal structures and economic problems in such households, as well as the differences created by ethnicities that divide them. Provides a groundbreaking explanation of the causes, and traces both the negative and positive consequences, of female-headed households in Eastern Sri Lanka. Through a finely nuanced study of Muslim, Sinhala and Tamil households, we learn of both the commonality of patriarchal structures and economic problems in such households, as well as the differences created by ethnicities that divide them. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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University of Michigan Press, Date: 2006-12-22. Paperback. Good. 2006. University of Michigan Press ISBN 0472069772 9780472069774 [US]