Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society - Brossura

Amadiume, Ifi

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ISBN 10: 1783603321 ISBN 13: 9781783603329

Casa editrice: Zed Books, 2015

Riassunto

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. Essential reading for anyone involved in gender studies or anthropology, this outstanding new edition of Male Daughters, Female Husbands will be invaluable for the next generation of researchers.

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'Male Daughters, Female Husbands'
Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year 1989.

'Required reading in a cross-cultural women's studies course... A book well researched, clearly written, with a good bibliography, and efficiently produced one that can be depended upon to provoke lively discussion.'
Choice Magazine

'Essential reading for anyone interested in fundamental thinking about the issues of gender and sex in pre-colonial societies.'
Guardian, Nigeria

'Ifi Amadiume, a Nigerian sociologist, has stepped out of the academic sidelines to tackle head on the issue of racist social anthropology.'
Africa Events

'This is a text that should be read widely and includes women's studies, social sciences and history. It will surely be an important statement in the catalogue of anti-colonialist historiography.'
West Africa

'Meticulously researched... An extremely important contribution.' --Africa

L'autore:

Ifi Amadiume is an award winning Nigerian poet, anthropologist and essayist. She is Associate Professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.

Ifi Amadiume is associate professor at Dartmouth College and an award-winning Nigerian poet, anthropologist, and essayist.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Zed Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783603321
• ISBN 13: 9781783603329
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 223