Patriarchy and Gender in Africa
Author | : Veronica Fynn Bruey |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2021-03-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781793638571 |
ISBN-13 | : 1793638578 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This timely and expansive multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary collection dissects precolonial, colonial, and post-independence issues of male dominance, power, and control over the female body in the legal, socio-cultural, and political contexts in Africa. Contributors focus on the historical, theoretical, and empirical narratives of intersecting perspectives of gender and patriarchy in at least ten countries across the major sub-regions of the African continent. In these well-researched chapters, authors provide a deeper understanding of patriarchy and gender inequality in identifying misogyny, resisting male supremacy, reforming discriminatory laws, embracing human-centered public policies, expanding academic scholarship on the continent, and more.