Male daughters, female husbands gender and sex in an African society / Ifi Amadiume ; with a foreword by Pat Caplan.
| Author/creator | Amadiume, Ifi, 1947- |
| Other author | Caplan, Patricia. |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Zed, 2015. |
| Description | xvi, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critique, influence, change ; 11 Critique, influence, change. |
| Contents | Foreword / Pat Caplan -- Part 1: The 19th Century -- Gender and the Economy -- Women, Wealth, Titles and Power -- Gender and Political Organization -- The Politics of Motherhood: Women and the Idealogy-Making Process -- The Idealogy of Gender -- Ritual and Gender -- Part 2: The Colonial Period -- Colonialism and the Erosion of Women's Power -- The Erosion of Women's Power -- Part 3: The Post-Independence Period -- The Marginalization of Women's Position -- Wealth, Titles and Motherhood -- The Female Element in Other Igbo Societies -- Gender, Class and Female Solidarity -- Conclusion |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021443924 |
| ISBN | 9781783603329 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1783603321 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780862325947 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | (electronic ; pdf) |
| ISBN | (electronic ; pdf) |
| ISBN | (electronic ; ebook) |
| ISBN | (electronic ; ebook) |
| ISBN | (electronic ; mobi) |
| ISBN | (electronic ; mobi) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |