Desert Hawk Books

Women and Power in Native North America

Edited by
Laura F. Klein
and 
Lillian A. Ackerman

 

 

304  pages
1 Map
5.5" x 8.5"
Paperback

Quantity:  $14.95 & S/H

 

   Since the colonization of indigenous peoples in North America, the roles of Native women within their societies have been concealed or, at best, misunderstood. Women and Power in Native North America removes the curtain surrounding gender status and power in native societies.

"This volume deserves plaudits for its dynamic contribution to our understanding of gender within Native American groups."-Montana: The Magazine of Western History

"By revealing that politically correct concepts of male dominance and female submission have little value for studies of Native American societies, the authors expose the Western (and especially American) cultural arrogance that lies behind much feminist theory. We thus owe them a debt for the integrity and honesty which they display in this magnificent and important book."-Historian

"What a refreshing read. Anthropologists Klein and Ackerman have produced an impressive collection of articles on women in twelve North American cultures that disputes many long held popular and academic theories of gender relations. This critical rethinking of the role of Native American women is a major contribution to a central contemporary issue-what is power, where are women powerful, and under what circumstances do women sustain their power."-Helen Fisher, author of Anatomy of Love

Laura F. Klein is Professor of Anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington. Lillian A. Ackerman is Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at Washington State