Tired of Weeping - Mother Love, Child Death, and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

In this comprehensive and provocative study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jonina Einarsdottir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted from 1993 to 1998 among the matrilineal Papel, who reside in the Biombo region, this work includes theoretical discussion of reproductive practices, conceptions of children, childcare customs, interpretations of diseases and death, and infanticide. Einarsdottir also brings compelling narratives of life experiences and reflections of Papel women.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Women in Africa and the Diaspora
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	November 2004
Authors:	Jonina Einarsdottir
Adapted by:	Stanlie M. James • Aili Mari Tripp
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	300
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-20134-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	0-299-20134-1
Barcode:	9780299201340

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