Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs: Gender Unity and Gender Equality Among the Lahu of Southwestern China

Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs: Gender Unity and Gender Equality Among the Lahu of Southwestern China

by ShanshanDu (Author)

Synopsis

Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs."

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 17 Jan 2003

ISBN 10: 0231119577
ISBN 13: 9780231119573