Given the current importance of studies of the state, Moore's focus on different facets of the impact of states on women and society in general is welcome. The book can be used productively by readers having different levels of familiarity with the topic of gender and society. Highly recommended for advanced students.

Moore’s emphasis on the issue of ‘difference’ and the ways that feminist anthropology can contribute both to anthropology and to feminism through its critical analysis of difference is an important and very helpful approach. This is a book that should be widely read and discussed.

This is a very important book and should be read by everyone interested in the development of, or feminist contributions to, sociocultural anthropology.

It is as near as possible essential reading. It brings feminist into the mainstream with a vengeance.