Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies

by Eugenia W. Herbert

" Herbert] has constructed a model of power relationships structured upon gender and age, and derived from male transformative processes, and in so doing has written a notable, and most enjoyable, book." --African History

"Herbert examines with great care and thoroughness the relationships between gender and power and the rationales that give them social form. . . . Her] analytical ability is outstanding." --Patrick McNaughton

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253208335
• ISBN13: 9780253208330
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"