The Heat of the Hearth The Process of Kinship in a Malay Fishing Community |
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| Author:
| Carsten, Janet |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-828046-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Janet Carsten offers an original and very personal investigation of the nature of kinship in Malaysia, based upon her own experience of life as a foster daughter in a family on the island of Langkawi. She shows that Malay kinship is a process, not a state: it is determined partly by birth, but also throughout life by living together and sharing food. Carsten gives the reader a fascinating 'anthropology of everyday life', including a compelling view of gender relations; she urges...
More DescriptionJanet Carsten offers an original and very personal investigation of the nature of kinship in Malaysia, based upon her own experience of life as a foster daughter in a family on the island of Langkawi. She shows that Malay kinship is a process, not a state: it is determined partly by birth, but also throughout life by living together and sharing food. Carsten gives the reader a fascinating 'anthropology of everyday life', including a compelling view of gender relations; she urges reassessment of recent anthropological work on gender, and a new approach to the study of kinship.