Gender relations in forest societies in Asia : patriarchy at odds / edited by Govind Kelkar, Dev Nathan, Pierre Walter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelkar, Govind, 1939-

Nathan, Dev.

Walter, Pierre (Pierre Gilbert)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rain forest people--South Asia.

Rain forest people.

Sex role--South Asia.

Sex role.

Women in forestry--South Asia.

Women in forestry.

Women in sustainable development--South Asia.

Women in sustainable development.

Matrilineal kinship--South Asia.

Matrilineal kinship.

Patriarchy--South Asia.

Patriarchy.

Social conditions.

South Asia--Social conditions.

South Asia.

Physical Description:

323 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: Forest Societies in Asia: Gender Relations and Change / Govind Kelkar, Dev Nathan 13

I History and Myth

I. Gender Roles in History: Women as Hunters / K.S. Singh 49

II. The Fireplace: Gender and Culture Among Yunnan Nationalities / Yang Fuquan 61

III. Shu: Naxi Nature Goddess Archetype / Xi Yuhua 79

IV. Appropriation of Women's Indigenous Knowledge: The Case of the Matrilineal Lua in Northern Thailand / Cholthira Satyawadhana 97

V. Gender Relations and Witches Among the Indigenous Communities of Jharkhand, India / Samar Bosu Mullick 119

II Forest Management

VI. Forest Management in Mosuo Matrilineal Society, Yunnan, China / He Zhonghua 147

VII. Naxi Women: Protection and Management of Forests in Lijiang, China / Yang Fuquan, Xi Yuhua 177

VIII. Bobolizan, Forests and Gender Relations in Sabah, Malaysia / Paul Porodong 201

IX. Khasi Women and Matriliny: Transformations in Gender Relations / Tiplut Nongbri 229

X. Women and Forest: A Study of the Warlis of Western India / Indra Munshi 265

XI. Empowerment and Disempowerment of Forest Women in Uttarakhand, India / Madhu Sarin 287.

Notes:

"In collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development, Asian Institute for Development [and] Centre for International Forestry Reserve."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761997830

8178292513

OCLC:

52539666