{"product_id":"iron-gender-and-power-rituals-of-transformation-in-african-societies-9780253208330","title":"Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eugenia W. Herbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women's Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Herbert] has constructed a model of power relationships structured upon gender and age, and derived from male transformative processes, and in so doing has written a notable, and most enjoyable, book.\" --African History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Herbert examines with great care and thoroughness the relationships between gender and power and the rationales that give them social form. . . . [Her] analytical ability is outstanding.\" --Patrick McNaughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a well-written and essential study of the place of belief in African material culture.\" --International Journal of African Historical Studies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHerbert relates the beliefs and practices associated with iron working in African cultures to other transformative activities--chiefly investiture, hunting, and pottery making--to propose a gender\/age-based theory of power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591752171671,"sku":"9780253208330","price":3084.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253208330.webp?v=1774974370","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/iron-gender-and-power-rituals-of-transformation-in-african-societies-9780253208330","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}