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The Hidden Half
Studies of Plains Indian Women
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1983
Summary
The Hidden Half is a collection of papers which are concerned with research and analyses on Plains Indian women. Covering a wide range of topics, this volume presents case studies which focus on particular aspects of the female condition in Plains Indian societies, mostly concentrated on tribal groups in the northern Plains region of the United States and Canada. This book’s focus is primarily historical, dealing with the conditions of Plains Indian women in the pre-reservation period, but also contains selections concerned with the role and status of women in the modern reservation era.
This volume is a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book of 1983.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
1983
ISBN-Print
978-0-8191-2957-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-1965-6
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
280
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TABLE OF CONTENTS No access
Chapter 1 Introduction: New Perspectives on Plains Indian Women No access Pages 1 - 26
Chapter 2 Beasts of Burden and Menial Slaves: Nineteenth Century Observations of Northern Plains Indian Women No access
Chapter 3 The Shackles of Tradition No access
Chapter 4 Male/Female Task Differentiation Among the Hidatsa: Toward the Development of an Archeological Approach to the Study of Gender No access
Chapter 5 Women's Work: An Examination of Women's Roles in Plains Indian Arts and Crafts No access
Chapter 6 The Role of Sioux Women in the Production of Ceremonial Objects: The Case of the Star Quilt No access
Chapter 7 The Political–Economy of Gender: A 19th Century Plains Indian Case Study No access
Chapter 8 Sioux Women in Transition: A Study of Their Changing Status in a Domestic and Capitalist Sector of Production No access
Chapter 9 Male and Female in Traditional Lakota Culture No access
Chapter 10 "Warrior Women" – Sex Role Alternatives for Plains Indian Women No access
