{"product_id":"the-return-of-polyandry-kinship-and-marriage-in-central-tibet-9781800736078","title":"The Return of Polyandry: Kinship and Marriage in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tTibet is known for its broad range of marriage practices, particularly polyandry, where two or more brothers share one wife. With economic development and massive Chinese social and political reforms, including new marriage laws prohibiting plural marriages, polyandry was expected to disappear from Tibetan social lives. This book takes as its starting point the surprising increase in polyandry in Panam valley from the 1980s. It explores married lives in polyandrous houses and develops a theory of a flexible kinship of potentiality through the lens of a farming village in Tibet Autonomous Region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Fjeld's well-researched, readable book is the first full-length ethnographic treatment of kinship and marriage in Tibet under Chinese rule…The text is accompanied by striking black-and-white photographs, a glossary, an extensive index, and a comprehensive bibliography…Recommended.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This will probably be the single most important book-length study of polyandry, kinship and marriage in Tibetan societies yet to have been published. It is also one of very few fieldwork-based monographs of Central Tibetan rural communities, and it is an excellent one at that.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Charles Ramble\u003c\/strong\u003e, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book reflects an important and original piece of research, and I anticipate it will become a work of reference both in Tibetan studies and in Social Anthropology. It is clearly written and well argued. It represents a milestone in promoting a fruitful dialogue between Tibetan Studies and anthropological approaches to the study of kinship.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Hildegard Diemberger\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Tibetan terms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Return of Polyandry\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Trajectories into Houses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fraternal Relations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Female Roles\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The House as Ritual Space\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Moral Networks and enduring Hierarchies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary of Tibetan Terms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042748039511,"sku":"9781800736078","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-return-of-polyandry-kinship-and-marriage-in-central-tibet-9781800736078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}