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Male daughters, female husbands : gender and sex in an African society

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: London, UK Zed Books Ltd. 2015Description: 1 vol. (XVI-223) pages illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781783603329 (br)
  • 1783603321 (br)
  • 9781783603336
  • 178360333X
  • 9781783603343
  • 1783603348
  • 9781783603350
  • 1783603356
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DT 515.45 AMA
Summary: "In 1987, more than a decade before the dawn of queer theory, Ifi Amadiume published the groundbreaking 'Male Daughters, Female Husbands' to critical acclaim. This compelling, enduring, and highly original book argues that gender, as constructed in Western feminist discourse, did not exist in Africa before the colonial imposition of a dichotomous understanding of sexual difference. Amadiume examines the African societal structures that enabled people to achieve power within fluid masculine and feminine roles. At a time when gender and queer theory is viewed by many as overly focused on identity politics, this apt text not only warns against the danger of projecting Western notions of difference onto other cultures, but also questions the very concept of gender itself."
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Book GIMPA Main Reference Section DT 515.45 AMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 68672
Book GIMPA Main General Stack DT 515.45 AMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 68673
Book GIMPA Main General Stack DT 515.45 AMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 68674
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"In 1987, more than a decade before the dawn of queer theory, Ifi Amadiume published the groundbreaking 'Male Daughters, Female Husbands' to critical acclaim. This compelling, enduring, and highly original book argues that gender, as constructed in Western feminist discourse, did not exist in Africa before the colonial imposition of a dichotomous understanding of sexual difference. Amadiume examines the African societal structures that enabled people to achieve power within fluid masculine and feminine roles. At a time when gender and queer theory is viewed by many as overly focused on identity politics, this apt text not only warns against the danger of projecting Western notions of difference onto other cultures, but also questions the very concept of gender itself."

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