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The matrifocal family : power, pluralism, and politics
- Title
- The matrifocal family : power, pluralism, and politics / Raymond T. Smith.
- Author
- Smith, Raymond T. (Raymond Thomas), 1925-2015.
- Publication
- New York : Routledge, 1996.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc D 96-48 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 96-3960 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 236 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Essays originally published 1956-1987 plus two conference papers presented in Dec. 1992 and Aug. 1993.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.
- Contents
- Hypotheses and the problem of explanation -- Culture and social structure in the Caribbean -- The matrifocal family -- Hierarchy and the dual marriage system in West Indian society -- Family, social change, and social policy in the West Indies -- Plural society theory -- Caste and social status among the Indians of Guyana / [coauthored with Chandra Jayawardena] -- Race and class in the post-emancipation Caribbean -- Living in the gun mouth : race, class, and political violence in Guyana -- On the disutility of the notion of "ethnic group" for understanding status struggles in the modern world.
- Call Number
- Sc D 96-48
- ISBN
- 0415912148 (hard)
- 0415912156 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 95013171 //r95
- OCLC
- 32237057
- Author
- Smith, Raymond T. (Raymond Thomas), 1925-2015.
- Title
- The matrifocal family : power, pluralism, and politics / Raymond T. Smith.
- Imprint
- New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 96-48JFE 96-3960