: an anthropology of everyday life in a South Indian fishing village Busby, Cecilia. creator Cecilia Busby text London : Athlone Press , 2000 monographic eng

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xviii,262p. :24cm. "The Performance of Gender presents a vivid description of everyday life in order to explore the concept of performance for an anthropology of gender. A detailed account of the lives of men and women in a South Indian fishing community reveals new ways of framing gender relations, the body, and kinship. The ethnographic account is set within the context of social and cultural theory, notably the ideas of Judith Butler, Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault." Introduction Part I: The Marking of Difference Men and boys: the lives of the fishermen Women, money and markets Gender, body and the tracing of relatedness Part II: The Merging of Difference Becoming husband and wife Loans and goods: flows and exchanges between households Eating from one plate: gender, exchange and spouses Part III: Disputes and Negotiations Gender and money: the saving and spending of household wealth Conflict and Violence Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index /Cecilia Busby. India Marianad Sex Characteristics Women, Mukkuvar Fischer Sex differences 306.0954 BUS 9780485196719 : International Book Distributors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2,5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi. 230412 20230412135646.0