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African Studies / Anthropology / Women's Studies

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Tired of Weeping Mother Love, Child Death, and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau Second Edition Jónína Einarsdóttir Women in Africa and the Diaspora Aili Tripp and Stanlie James, Series Editors "I quickly learned that mothers weeping was an unmistakable sign of how vulnerable the life of a child is."—from the introduction In this comprehensive and provocative study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jónína Einarsdóttir 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. Einarsdóttir also brings compelling narratives of life experiences and reflections of Papel women. Jónína Einarsdóttir is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Iceland. Since 2001, she has conducted research on the ethical questions related to the treatment of underweight infants born in Iceland and the implication of such births for the families involved. She has done extensive fieldwork among the Papel of Guinea-Bissau. For more information regarding publicity and reviews contact our publicity manager, Chris Caldwell, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

December 2004 LC: 2004005379 DT 300 pp. 6 x 9 7 illus. 2 maps ISBN 978-0-299-20130-9 Cloth $65.00 s ISBN 978-0-299-20134-0 Paper $24.95 s Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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