Shawn Michael Austin, Colonial Kinship. Guaraní, Spaniards, and Africans in Paraguay, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2020, 365 p., bibliogr., index, ill. (en noir et blanc), cartes, ...tabl.
An exhaustive narrative of political integration from the early years of the PRC to the present era of economic reform that foregrounds ethnic politics while problematizing the contradiction between ...a highly centralized state and persistence of local variations.
Unaisi Nabobo-Baba observed that for the various peoples of the Pacific, kinship is generally understood as "knowledge that counts." It is with this observation that this volume begins, and it ...continues with a straightforward objective to provide case studies of Pacific kinship. In doing so, contributors share an understanding of kinship as a lived and living dimension of contemporary human lives, in an area where deep historical links provide for close and useful comparison. The ethnographic focus is on transformation and continuity over time in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa with the addition of three instructive cases from Tokelau, Papua New Guinea, and Taiwan. The book ends with an account of how kinship is constituted in day-to-day ritual and ritualized behavior.
A unique analysis of the stories, conversations, gossip, public speeches, and other narratives that shape community and identity among peasant women of the Bolivian highlands.
Family Matters Nzegwu, Nkiru Uwechia
2012, 2006, 20060101
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Prior to European colonialism, Igboland, a region in Nigeria, was a nonpatriarchal, nongendered society governed by separate but interdependent political systems for men and women. In the last one ...hundred fifty years, the Igbo family has undergone vast structural changes in response to a barrage of cultural forces. Critically rereading social practices and oral and written histories of Igbo women and the society, Nkiru Uwechia Nzegwu demonstrates how colonial laws, edicts, and judicial institutions facilitated the creation of gender inequality in Igbo society. Nzegwu exposes the unlikely convergence of Western feminist and African male judges' assumptions about "traditional" African values where women are subordinate and oppressed. Instead she offers a conception of equality based on historical Igbo family structures and practices that challenges the epistemological and ontological bases of Western feminist inquiry.
Paper 1 is a narrative literature review of nine papers exploring the current evidence base of paternal involvement in kinship care. Findings indicated that paternal involvement may be influenced by ...the characteristics of the kinship care placement, the fathers' relationship with others and caseworker practice. Further, findings suggest that the quality of relationship between a father and their child could positively affect the child's wellbeing. This review is a novel first attempt to understand influences of paternal involvement and what this might mean for children in kinship care who appear to have less contact with their fathers than mothers. Paper 2 is an empirical study that utilised Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the lived experiences of Grandparent Special Guardian (GSGs). Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysis revealed eight Group Experiential Themes (GETs) and 13 sub-themes. These themes highlighted that GSGs experience social, emotional, relational and financial difficulties through taking on the role and received minimal to no support for these. The findings suggest that more whole family support may help to reduce these difficulties experienced. Paper 3 is an executive summary created to provide an accessible account of the empirical study for the participants who took part. A GSG provided feedback on the content and layout of this summary in an attempt to make it as accessible as possible. This paper can also be disseminated to professionals in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Local Authorities as well as the general public. Within this summary the aims, methods, findings and recommendations are discussed.
Hafif süvari birliklerinden oluşan akıncılar, Osmanlı Devleti’nin Rumeli fetihlerinde oldukça etkili olmuştur. Devletin sınırlarının genişlemesiyle birlikte Avrupa içlerine doğru faaliyetlerini ...genişleten akıncılar, Balkan coğrafyasının her yerine yayılmıştır. Belli mıntıkalarda görev yapan akıncı aileleri arasında en meşhurları Mihaloğulları, Malkoçoğulları, Evrenosoğulları ve Turahanoğullarıdır. Akıncılar bir bölgenin sadece fethedilmesinde değil aynı zamanda yönetilmesinde de görev almışlardır. Bu kapsamda Rumeli bölgesinde birçok sancakta beylik yapan akıncılar, devletin temsilcisi olmuştur. Bazı akıncı beylerinin sancakbeyliğinin yanı sıra beylerbeyi ve vezir oldukları da bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada Osmanlı Arşivi’nde bulunan Nişan ve Tahvil Kalemi Defterleri, Ruus Kalemi Defterleri, Kâmil Kepeci Defterleri ile Mühimme Defterleri yakından incelenmiştir. Arşiv belgelerinden elde edilen bilgiler doğrultusunda orta Balkanlar’daki Vılçıtrın Sancağı’nda sancakbeyi olarak görev alan Mihaloğlu akıncı beylerinden, bu beylerin akrabalık bağlarından ve yaptıkları hizmetlerden bahsedilecektir.
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