“Fjeld's well-researched, readable book is the first full-length ethnographic treatment of kinship and marriage in Tibet under Chinese rule…The text is accompanied by striking black-and-white photographs, a glossary, an extensive index, and a comprehensive bibliography…Recommended.” • Choice“This excellent work will be of great value to not only Tibetologists and scholars of anthropology of kinship, but also to anyone interested in learning about polyandry as a social and cultural phenomenon, or curious about the social and family organization of Tibetan regions.” • Yeshe“This will probably be the single most important book-length study of polyandry, kinship and marriage in Tibetan societies yet to have been published. It is also one of very few fieldwork-based monographs of Central Tibetan rural communities, and it is an excellent one at that.” • Charles Ramble, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris“The book reflects an important and original piece of research, and I anticipate it will become a work of reference both in Tibetan studies and in Social Anthropology. It is clearly written and well argued. It represents a milestone in promoting a fruitful dialogue between Tibetan Studies and anthropological approaches to the study of kinship.” • Hildegard Diemberger, University of Cambridge“Much better than boring charts and old articles, The Return of Polyandry made my students see kinship as a key concept for anthropology today and in their own lives. This Tibetan story is surprisingly relevant for discussing polyamory, LGBTQ+, blended and fertility-assisted families in Europe and North America.” • Cameron David Warner, Aarhus University
