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Mother is gold, father is glass gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / Lorelle D. Semley.
| Author/creator | Semley, Lorelle D., 1969- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, |
| Description | xvi, 235 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue. "Mother is gold, father is glass": power and vulnerability in Atlantic Africa -- Founding fathers and metaphorical mothers: history, myth, and the making of a kingdom -- How kings lost their mothers: politics of the Atlantic slave trade -- Giving away Kétu's secret: wives on the eve of war -- "Where women really matter": the "queens" of Kétu and the challenge to French imperialism -- "Without family-- there is no true colonization": perspectives on marriage -- "The opening of the eyes": the politics of manhood on the eve of independence -- Mothers and fathers of an Atlantic world -- Epilogue. A rebirth of "public mothers" and kings. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-219) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010020121 |
| ISBN | 9780253355454 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780253222534 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |