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A small tribe called the Mosuo lives in a cluster of villages that have changed little in centuries. This is one of the last matrilineal societies on earth, where power lies in the hands of women. All decisions and rights related to money, property, land and the children born to them rest with the Mosuo women, who live completely independently of husbands, fathers and brothers, with the grandmother as the head of each family. A unique practice is also enshrined in Mosuo tradition - that of 'walking marriage', where women choose their own lovers from men within the tribe but are beholden to none.
Choo WaiHong, a corporate lawyer, yearned for escape and ended up living in Mosuo for six years - the only non-Mosuo to have ever done so. She tells the story of the remarkable story of her time in the remote mountains of China and gives a vibrant, compelling glimpse into a way of life that teeters on the knife-edge of extinction.
A small tribe called the Mosuo lives in a cluster of villages that have changed little in centuries. This is one of the last matrilineal societies on earth, where power lies in the hands of women. All decisions and rights related to money, property, land and the children born to them rest with the Mosuo women, who live completely independently of husbands, fathers and brothers, with the grandmother as the head of each family. A unique practice is also enshrined in Mosuo tradition - that of 'walking marriage', where women choose their own lovers from men within the tribe but are beholden to none.
Choo WaiHong, a corporate lawyer, yearned for escape and ended up living in Mosuo for six years - the only non-Mosuo to have ever done so. She tells the story of the remarkable story of her time in the remote mountains of China and gives a vibrant, compelling glimpse into a way of life that teeters on the knife-edge of extinction.
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
Preface
Prelude
Map: Kingdom of Women
1. Arriving in the Kingdom of Women
2. Building a Mosuo Home
3. Going Native
4. Getting to Know the Mosuos
5. Becoming the Godmother
6. Hunting and Eating in Bygone Times
7. How the Mosuo Women Rock
8. The Men Rock Too
9. A Marriage That Is Not a Marriage
10. The Matrilineal Ties That Bind
11. The Birth-Death Room
12. On the Knife-Edge of Extinction
Glossary
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780755600953 |
| ISBN-10: | 0755600959 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Waihong, Choo |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 199 x 131 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Choo Waihong |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.02.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,173 kg |
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
Preface
Prelude
Map: Kingdom of Women
1. Arriving in the Kingdom of Women
2. Building a Mosuo Home
3. Going Native
4. Getting to Know the Mosuos
5. Becoming the Godmother
6. Hunting and Eating in Bygone Times
7. How the Mosuo Women Rock
8. The Men Rock Too
9. A Marriage That Is Not a Marriage
10. The Matrilineal Ties That Bind
11. The Birth-Death Room
12. On the Knife-Edge of Extinction
Glossary
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780755600953 |
| ISBN-10: | 0755600959 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Waihong, Choo |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 199 x 131 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Choo Waihong |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.02.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,173 kg |
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