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UNINA9910787004903321 |
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Lorway Robert <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Namibia's rainbow project : gay rights in an african nation / / Robert Lorway |
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Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (182 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gay liberation movement - Namibia - Foreign influences |
Gay rights - Namibia |
Homophobia - Namibia |
Namibia Social conditions 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The instrumentality of sex -- Subjectivity as a political territory -- Remaking female citizenship -- The naturalization of intimate partner violence -- Thinking through the foreigner fetish -- Conclusion: post-structural violence. |
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What are the consequences when international actors step in to protect LGBT people from discrimination with programs that treat their sexualities in isolation from the ""facts on the ground""? Robert Lorway tells the story of the unexpected effects of The Rainbow Project (TRP), a LGBT rights program for young Namibians begun in response to President Nujoma's notorious hate speeches against homosexuals. Lorway highlights the unintended consequences of this program, many of which ran counter to the goals of local and international policy makers and organizers. He shows how TRP inadvertently dimi |
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