The Other Side Of Polyandry

Property, Stratification, And Nonmarriage In The Nepal Himalayas

Sidney Ruth Schuler (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-29463-2 (ISBN)

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This book provides demographic data on polyandry and nonmarriage, exploring the social and economic context of nonmarriage and its implications vis-a-vis the position of women in the Nepal. It fills gaps in the literature on Tibetan societies with respect to stratification and the position of women.

Sidney Ruth Schuler

Introduction -- The People of Chumik -- Background: Subsistence Patterns, Residence and Property -- Nonmarriage and Economic Strategies -- Entitlement to Property: Inheritance and the System of Household Estates -- Women’s Access to Property -- Entitlement to Status -- Marriage -- Conclusion -- Time Use Patterns in Chumik -- Typical Values of Household Assets in Chumik -- 71 Cases of Property Division Among Brothers

Erscheinungsdatum	16.09.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-367-29463-X / 036729463X
ISBN-13	978-0-367-29463-2 / 9780367294632
Zustand	Neuware