Tournaments of Value

Tournaments of Value Sociability and Hierarchy in a Yemeni Town - Anthropological Horizons

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Publisher's Synopsis

Meneley explores the deep reliance of Middle Eastern men on their female kin to establish, maintain, and indeed increase the family?s honour in the eyes of the wider community by engaging in the exchange of hospitality.

Book information

ISBN: 9780802078681
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.4095335
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 410g
Height: 228mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 17mm