The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western

The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses
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The author traces the misapplication of Western, body-oriented concepts of gender through the history of gender discourses in Yoruba studies. THE INVENTION OF WOMEN demonstrates that biology as a rationale for organizing the social world is a Western construction not applicable in Yoruban culture where social organization was determined by relative age .
Country USA
Brand University of Minnesota Press
Manufacturer University of Minnesota Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780816624416
ReleaseDate 1997-11-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780816624416

Country	USA
Brand	University of Minnesota Press
Manufacturer	University of Minnesota Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780816624416
ReleaseDate	1997-11-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780816624416

The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses