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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - They said Garo women were free.She inherited the land - and the silence that came with it.In the matrilineal villages of Meghalaya's Garo Hills, daughters inherit. Property passes from mother to youngest daughter. Husbands move into wives' households. For over a century, scholars, journalists, and feminist theorists have pointed to this system as living proof that patriarchy is not inevitable - that another world is possible.But the women who live inside that world tell a different story.In Matriarchy Interrogated, Garo scholar and researcher Thangkan Ch Marak goes beyond the celebrated surface of matrilineal inheritance to ask the questions that outsiders have never thought to ask: Who makes the decisions Who carries the burden What does it actually mean to own land you cannot fully control This is not a condemnation of Garo culture. Nor is it a celebration. It is something rarer and more necessary: an honest reckoning - by an insider who loves his community enough to refuse it easy praise.For readers of gender studies, postcolonial theory, indigenous knowledge, and South Asian culture, Matriarchy Interrogated is a landmark work that challenges everything we thought we knew about matriliny, power, and what it means to be a woman who inherits.'You never ask who carries the burden.' - Merol Sangma, nokna.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - They said Garo women were free.She inherited the land - and the silence that came with it.In the matrilineal villages of Meghalaya's Garo Hills, daughters inherit. Property passes from mother to youngest daughter. Husbands move into wives' households. For over a century, scholars, journalists, and feminist theorists have pointed to this system as living proof that patriarchy is not inevitable - that another world is possible.But the women who live inside that world tell a different story.In Matriarchy Interrogated, Garo scholar and researcher Thangkan Ch Marak goes beyond the celebrated surface of matrilineal inheritance to ask the questions that outsiders have never thought to ask: Who makes the decisions Who carries the burden What does it actually mean to own land you cannot fully control This is not a condemnation of Garo culture. Nor is it a celebration. It is something rarer and more necessary: an honest reckoning - by an insider who loves his community enough to refuse it easy praise.For readers of gender studies, postcolonial theory, indigenous knowledge, and South Asian culture, Matriarchy Interrogated is a landmark work that challenges everything we thought we knew about matriliny, power, and what it means to be a woman who inherits.'You never ask who carries the burden.' - Merol Sangma, nokna.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. They said Garo women were free.She inherited the land - and the silence that came with it.In the matrilineal villages of Meghalaya's Garo Hills, daughters inherit. Property passes from mother to youngest daughter. Husbands move into wives' households. For over a century, scholars, journalists, and feminist theorists have pointed to this system as living proof that patriarchy is not inevitable - that another world is possible.But the women who live inside that world tell a different story.In Matriarchy Interrogated, Garo scholar and researcher Thangkan Ch Marak goes beyond the celebrated surface of matrilineal inheritance to ask the questions that outsiders have never thought to ask: Who makes the decisions? Who carries the burden? What does it actually mean to own land you cannot fully control?This is not a condemnation of Garo culture. Nor is it a celebration. It is something rarer and more necessary: an honest reckoning - by an insider who loves his community enough to refuse it easy praise.For readers of gender studies, postcolonial theory, indigenous knowledge, and South Asian culture, Matriarchy Interrogated is a landmark work that challenges everything we thought we knew about matriliny, power, and what it means to be a woman who inherits."You never ask who carries the burden." - Merol Sangma, nokna This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. They said Garo women were free.She inherited the land - and the silence that came with it.In the matrilineal villages of Meghalaya's Garo Hills, daughters inherit. Property passes from mother to youngest daughter. Husbands move into wives' households. For over a century, scholars, journalists, and feminist theorists have pointed to this system as living proof that patriarchy is not inevitable - that another world is possible.But the women who live inside that world tell a different story.In Matriarchy Interrogated, Garo scholar and researcher Thangkan Ch Marak goes beyond the celebrated surface of matrilineal inheritance to ask the questions that outsiders have never thought to ask: Who makes the decisions? Who carries the burden? What does it actually mean to own land you cannot fully control?This is not a condemnation of Garo culture. Nor is it a celebration. It is something rarer and more necessary: an honest reckoning - by an insider who loves his community enough to refuse it easy praise.For readers of gender studies, postcolonial theory, indigenous knowledge, and South Asian culture, Matriarchy Interrogated is a landmark work that challenges everything we thought we knew about matriliny, power, and what it means to be a woman who inherits."You never ask who carries the burden." - Merol Sangma, nokna This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…