Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet by Schipper, Mineke - 2004

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Yale University Press. Very Good/Very Good. 2004. Hard Cover. 8vo 0300102496 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 422 pages clean and tight. In cultures all over the globe, sex and gender issues have been expressed in proverbs, the world's smallest literary genre. This fascinating book provides revealing insights into the female condition across centuries and continents, as recorded in thousands of vivid and earthy proverbs about women. Mineke Schipper analyses similarities, differences, and contradictions in the cultural norms about gender expressed in thousands of proverbs she has found from over 150 countries. Grouping the sayings into such categories as the female body, love, sex, childbirth, and female power, she finds shared patterns in ideas about women (and how men see them). Part cross-cultural study, part literary criticism, and part anthology, her book is a unique and intriguing resource to dip into… Read More

New Haven & London: Yale University Press. 2003. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. x, 422 pages. Part cross-cultural study, part literary criticism, and part anthology. The author anyalyses the similarities, differences, and contradictions in cultural norms about gender expressed in thousands of proverbs from over 150 countries. Organised by categories and includes endnotes and index. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.