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Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society
Ifi Amadiume
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Description for Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society
Paperback. An early study of queer theory and non-Western feminism, challenging the concept of gender. Series: Critique. Influence. Change. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
In 1987, more than a decade before the dawn of queer theory, Ifi Amadiume wrote Male Daughters, Female Husbands, to critical acclaim. This compelling and highly original book frees the subject position of 'husband' from its affiliation with men, and goes on to do the same for other masculine attributes, dislocating sex, gender and sexual orientation. 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, Male Daughters, Female Husbands examines the structures in African society that enabled people to ... Read more
In 1987, more than a decade before the dawn of queer theory, Ifi Amadiume wrote Male Daughters, Female Husbands, to critical acclaim. This compelling and highly original book frees the subject position of 'husband' from its affiliation with men, and goes on to do the same for other masculine attributes, dislocating sex, gender and sexual orientation. 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, Male Daughters, Female Husbands examines the structures in African society that enabled people to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Critique Influence Change
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783603329
SKU
V9781783603329
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99-50
About Ifi Amadiume
Ifi Amadiume is an award-winning Nigerian poet, anthropologist and essayist. She is associate professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
Reviews for Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society
Meticulously researched... An extremely important contribution.
Africa
Ifi Amadiume, a Nigerian sociologist, has stepped out of the academic sidelines to tackle head on the issue of racist social anthropology.
Africa Events
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 ... Read more
Africa
Ifi Amadiume, a Nigerian sociologist, has stepped out of the academic sidelines to tackle head on the issue of racist social anthropology.
Africa Events
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 ... Read more