Author

Publication

2005 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

48,250 words, Guess

Page Count

193 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005016052
  • Goodreads1174798

Classifications

  • DDC306.85/2/096894
  • LCCDT3058.T65 C55 2005

Description

In her ethnography of the Gwembe Tonga people of rural Zambia, Lisa Cliggett explores what happens to kinship ties in times of famine.

Subjects

Topics

TongaSex roleEthnologyFood supplyRural elderlyGender IdentitySocial networks

Places

ZambiaGwembe DistrictGwembe District (Zambia)

Other Editions

  • Grains from grass: aging, gender, and famine in rural AfricaCornell University Press2005-01-01

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