Gérald Gaillard is an anthropologist and author. His work includes The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists (Routledge, 2004).

“I read this intellectual biography of Françoise Héritier with great pleasure. Though highly regarded in France, she is not yet well known in English-language academic circles, but she certainly should be. This book will be a revelation to many anthropologists and feminist scholars.” Adam Kuper, London School of Economics

• ForewordMichelle PerrotPrefaceChapter 1. The Young Woman and the Young People in her CircleChapter 2. The Izard's Africa and the Laboratory for Social AnthropologyChapter 3. Kinship and Samo EthnographyChapter 4. Samo Ethnography and Working-out KinshipChapter 5. At the Collège de FranceChapter 6. Institutional Activities: Mitterand IIChapter 7. Complexities of Alliance, Incest of the Second Type and Spiritual and Milk KinshipsChapter 8. Masculine/FeminineChapter 9. Socialist ActivistChapter 10. Feminism and FantasyReferencesIndex