Ardener, Shirley — Perceiving Women

London, England, Malaby Press, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. A few underlines and marginal tick-marks, unobtrusive, red printed card stock wraps moderately worn but still bright. An early, influential survey of gender studies and includes one of my top-three papers, "Belief and the Problem of Women," by the husband, Edwin Ardener, of the editor, Shirley Ardener. Contributions by them, Judith Okely, Hilary Callan and others. The collection is built around "Belief And The Problem Of Women" (Edwin Ardener), first presented in 1968 and then published first in 1972, having been developed out of an informal women's seminar in Oxford, England. Each contributor takes on the models in view of their own theoretical lenses and ethnographic data. 167 pp. including notes and index, glossary and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good