Phyllis M. Kaberry (1910–1977) was educated at the University of Sydney and was reader in Social Anthropology at University College London for twenty-six years. She is the author of Aboriginal Woman, also available from Routledge.
This classic ethnography examines the social and economic position of women in Bamena, British Cameroons, in 1944. The field study was prompted by the conditions in Bamenda, when despite considerable natural resources, there was underpopulation, a very high infant mortality, and the status of women was very low. This rich and engaging study looks at all aspects of life in Bamena, and includes a number of original photographs.|
This book has established itself as a classic
Kaberry was a true pioneer of the study of gender in anthropology, and her work pre-empts much of the feminist anthropology around today
Tutors in anthropology are always looking for good ethnographies for teaching, and there is currently a movement to go back to the classics like this
Includes plate section of fascinating photos taken on fieldwork in the 1940's
Chapter 1 The Peoples of Bamenda; Chapter 2 Ecology; Chapter 3 Land Tenure; Chapter 4 Methods of Cultivation; Chapter 5 Labour and Leisure in Kimbaw; Chapter 6 Control of Crops; Chapter 7 Standards of Living; Chapter 8 Kimbaw Budgets—Part I; Chapter 9 Kimbaw Budgets—Part 2; Chapter 10 Conclusions;
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This classic ethnography examines the social and economic position of women in Bamena, British Cameroons, in 1944. The field study was prompted by the conditions in Bamenda, when despite considerable natural resources, there was underpopulation, a very high infant mortality, and the status of women was very low. This rich and engaging study looks at all aspects of life in Bamena, and includes a number of original photographs.
