The Hidden Half: Studies of Plains Indian Women

(Paperback)

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This volume is a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book of 1983.

Reviews

...very important...should be read by all students interested in American Indian cultures and in women studies, lower-division undergraduate and up. * Choice Reviews *
...offers readers both an introduction to a much neglected dimension of Plains Indian culture and 'more accurate and sophisticated explanations of female role, status and identity'... a stimulating, argumentative book and not everyone will agree with all the conclusions drawn by its authors. Nevertheless, those interested in Plains Indian culture should take time to read it. * North Dakota History: Journal Of The Northern Plains *
This collection of 10 well-documented essays succeeds admirably in providing a solid foundation for and interesting perspectives on the study of Plains Indian women. * Plains Anthropologist *
This collection of 10 well-documented essays succeeds admirably in providing a solid foundation for and interesting perspectives on the study of Plains Indian women. * Plains Anthropologist *
...very important...should be read by all students interested in American Indian cultures and in women studies, lower-division undergraduate and up. * Choice Reviews *
...offers readers both an introduction to a much neglected dimension of Plains Indian culture and 'more accurate and sophisticated explanations of female role, status and identity'... a stimulating, argumentative book and not everyone will agree with all the conclusions drawn by its authors. Nevertheless, those interested in Plains Indian culture should take time to read it. * North Dakota History: Journal Of The Northern Plains *

Author Bio

Patricia C. Albers is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Beatrice Medicine is Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge.