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"Women at the Center is an argument against the polarizations implicit in the old studies of power and gender. The Minangkabau, Sanday shows us, have thrown out polarity and subjugation and brought in a society modeled on 'conjugation.' What makes them so remarkable is that they are at once wholly, authentically matriarchal and also determinedly Islamic."
--Women's Review of Books"This is an accessible study delivering vivid and personal descriptions of the importance of women to the everyday workings of Minang life."
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