Books by Audrey Smedley

This sweeping work traces the idea of race for more than three centuries to show that 'race' is not a product of science but a cultural invention that has been used variously and opportunistically since the eighteenth century.

Offers an interpretation of the role of women in traditional patrilineal societies. This title reveals that many of the critical features of patrilyny were in fact invented by women. It is suitable for researchers in anthropological kinship and theory, gender studies, and African studies.

A sweeping work examining the evolution of "race" in the past three centuries as a cultural invention rationalizing inequality among the peoples of North America