The politics of gender reform in West Africa family, religion, and the state / Ludovic Lado.
| Author/creator | Lado, Ludovic, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2023] |
| Description | xii, 161 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contending modernities |
| Abstract | "This anthropological study offers a crucial contribution to scholarly debates about the making of African modernity by considering the implementation and reception of gender reform in the West African context. Historically, attempts at implementing gender reform in West Africa have been met with suspicion. Beyond the perception that such reforms subvert traditional structures of authority and community, many worry that these efforts are inextricably connected to Western imperialism and colonialism. Ludovic Lado's The Politics of Gender Reform in West Africa examines the politics of a legislative process entirely driven by the state and meant to narrow the gender gap in Ivorian society. Lado discusses the legislative processes by which states have sought to reduce the gender gap between men and women, probes the potential impact of this reform on the condition of women by exploring the practice of civil marriage in Abidjan, and assesses the reception of the reform among Catholics and Muslims in C©þte d'Ivoire. Throughout this readable and engaging study, Lado examines how the relationship between secular powers and religious authorities has determined the direction gender reforms have taken. Although the predominant focus in this text remains on gender reforms in C©þte d'Ivoire, Lado also discusses their correlates in Niger, Senegal, and Mali. He shows that the success or failure of gender reforms in West Africa has relied on the interaction of various power relationships that structure the international, national, local, religious, and domestic arenas within which West Africans go about their lives. The book concludes with an informed reflection on the relationship between religions, the state, and gender reforms that highlights some of the issues at stake in the domestication of hegemonic modernity in Africa"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-155) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022951792 |
| ISBN | 9780268205072 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780268205065 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (webpdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |