Daughters of the goddess, daughters of imperialism : African women struggle for culture, power and democracy.
by
Amadiume, Ifi, 1947-
Title
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Daughters of the goddess, daughters of imperialism : African women struggle for culture, power and democracy.
Author
:
Amadiume, Ifi, 1947-
ISBN
:
9781856498067
9781856498050
Personal Author
:
Amadiume, Ifi, 1947-
Publication Information
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New York : Zed Books, 2000.
Physical Description
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xix, 300 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
:
Nigeria: Statistics, Chronology, Human Rights -- 1. African Women: Present Realities and Future Directions -- 2. A History of Class Transformations: Contemporary Women's Organizations in Nigeria -- 3. Speaking for Women: Class Contestation in NCWS and Other Organizations -- 4. Class and Gender Dynamics in Professional Women's Organizations -- 5. Gender and Class in Campaigns and Civil Discourse -- 6. Class and Gender in Child Abuse -- 7. Women's Health Care and Discourses on Reproductive Health -- 8. Women and the 1986 National Political Debate -- 9. Women in Local Government: a Comparison -- 10. Gendering Grassroots Democracy in the Women's Committee System -- 11. Class Corruption and Women's Mobilization: the Cults of First Lady -- 12. The Politics of Women's Committees: Lessons from Britain and Lessons for South Africa.
Abstract
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"This seminal work charts a genealogy of class transformation in the 20th century. In its critique of developmentalism it proposes a genuine commitment to equity and gender democratization. Using the metaphor of a collectivist, humanist culture of traditional African matriarchal heritage, Professor Amadiume contrasts daughters of the Goddess with a corrupt and oppressive culture of imperialism that, she argues, is the heritage of contemporary elite-led women's organizations."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
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Women's rights -- Africa.
Women -- Africa -- Social conditions.
Women -- Political activity -- Africa.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168015683465 | 305.42096 A481D 2000 | 1 |