Male daughters, female husbands : gender and sex in an African society / Ifi Amadiume.
| Author/creator | Amadiume, Ifi, 1947- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [Second edition]. |
| Edition | Essential Amadiume edition. |
| Publication | London ; New York : Zed Books, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xvi, 223 pages : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Essential Amadiume Amadiume, Ifi, 1947- Essential Amadiume. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Foreword / Pat Caplan -- Preface to the critique influence change edition -- Introduction -- 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 Ideology-Making Process -- The Ideology 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. |
| Abstract | "In 1987, more than a decade before the dawn of queer theory, Ifi Amadiume wrote Male Daughters, Female Husbands to critical acclaim. Boldly arguing that the notion of gender, as constructed in Western feminist discourse, did not exist in Africa before the colonial imposition of a dichotomous understanding of sexual difference, this highly original book examines the structures in African society that enabled people to achieve power, showing that roles were not rigidly masculinized nor feminized. This new Essential Amadiume edition features a new foreword by the author"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "First published in Great Britain 1987. This edition published 2026." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Amadiume, Ifi, 1947- Male daughters, female husbands [Second edition] New York : Zed Books, 2026 9781350507807 |
| LCCN | 2025038394 |
| ISBN | 9781350507791 |
| ISBN | 9781350507784 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1350507784 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1350507792 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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