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Male daughters, female husbands: gender and sex in African society
Ifi Amadiume
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page 1)
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Acknowledgements (page 11)
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Introduction (page 13)
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PART ONE: THE 19TH CENTURY (page 25)
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1. Gender and the Economy (page 27)
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2. Women, Wealth, Titles and Power (page 42)
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3. Gender and Political Organization (page 51)
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4. The Politics of Motherhood: Women and the Ideology-Making Process (page 69)
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5. The Ideology of Gender (page 89)
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6. Ritual and Gender (page 99)
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PART TWO: THE COLONIAL PERIOD (page 117)
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7. Colonialism and the Erosion of Women's Power (page 119)
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8. The Erosion of Women's Power (page 134)
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PART THREE: THE POST-INDEPENDENCE PERIOD (page 145)
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9. The Marginalization of Women's Politics (page 147)
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10. Wealth, Titles and Motherhood (page 162)
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11. The Female Element in Other Igbo Societies (page 173)
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12. Gender, Class and Female Solidarity (page 179)
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13. Conclusion (page 185)
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Appendixes (page 201)
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Bibliography (page 211)
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Glossary (page 217)
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Index (page 221)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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IJAHS | 22.3 (1989): 508-511 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0361-7882%281989%2922%3A3%3C508%3AMDFHGA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T |
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Published: c1987
Publisher: Bloomsbury
- 9780862325954 (paper)
- 9780862325947 (hardcover)