Kinship and Class in the West Indies: A Genealogical Study of Jamaica and Guyana

by Raymond T. Smith

Book Overview

Is a family system that permits freedom to enter, dissolve, and re-enter sexual unions, that tolerates high illegitimacy rates, and allows a large proportion of households to be headed by women,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521345227
• ISBN13: 9780521345224
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"