the legends they inspire and the lives they lead /
First Statement of Responsibility
Alessandra Piontelli
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 253 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-245) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: a personal journey -- Our twins -- Voodoo twins -- Stone idols -- The big shock -- Keepers and outcasts -- Forced adoption and the sex trade -- Let nature take its course -- The hold of superstition -- Heart of darkness -- One gender and one only -- Abuse and neglect -- Till death us do part -- Conclusion: bringing it all back home