The invention of women : making an African sense of Western gender discourses / Oyèrónkẹ ́Oyěwùmí.

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"The "woman question", this book asserts, is a Western one, and not a proper lens for viewing African society. A work that rethinks gender as a Western contruction, The Invention of Women offers a new way of understanding both Yoruban and Western cultures." "Oyewumi traces the misapplication of West...

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Main Author:	Oyěwùmí, Oyèrónkẹ́
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1997], ©1997.
Subjects:	Human body > Social aspects > Nigeria. Philosophy, Yoruba. Sex role > Nigeria. Women, Yoruba > History. Women, Yoruba > Social conditions. Femmes yorouba > Conditions sociales. Femmes yorouba > Histoire. Philosophie yorouba. Rôle selon le sexe > Nigeria. Différences entre sexes. Corps humain > Aspect social > Nigeria. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies. Human body > Social aspects. Sex role. Women, Yoruba. Nigeria. Sekseverschillen. Joruba (volk) Frau. Geschlechterrolle. Soziale Situation. Yoruba. gender relations. Electronic books. History.
Genre:	Electronic books. History.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (JSTOR)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 229 pages)
Format:	Electronic eBook

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