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Record Nr.

UNINA9910542320303321

Titolo

Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005

ISBN

1-4314-0404-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorganRuth

WieringaSaskia <1950->

Disciplina

306.76/63096

Soggetti

Lesbianism - Africa

Lesbianism - Africa - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted in 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; The Authors; Introduction - Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa; Chapter 1 'I want to marry the woman of my choice without fear of being stoned': female marriages and bisexual women in Kenya - Nancy Baraka with Ruth Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25; 2 'Immoral and Satanic': loving secretly in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 3 'Some say I am hermaphrodite just because I put on trousers': lesbians and tommy boys in Kampala, Uganda

4 'I don't force my feelings for other women, my feelings have to force me': same-sexuality amongst Ovambo women in Namibia5 'I am a pet goat, I will not be slaughtered': female masculinity and femme strength amongst the Damara in Namibia; 6 'My attitude is manly ... a girl needs to walk on the aisle': butch-femme subculture in Johannesburg, South Africa; 7 'This has happened since ancient times ... it's something you are born with': ancestral wives amongst same-sex sangomas in South Africa; 8 'I'm the black sheep of my family...': same-sexuality in the corners of Swaziland

9 Women marriages and other same-sex practices: historical reflections on African women's same-sex relations10 Present-day same-sex practices in Africa: conclusions from the African Women's Life Story



Project; Endnotes & References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

A vivid portrait of homosexual African women, this collection of essays examines and celebrates same-sex practices while acknowledging their taboo status in many African cultures. From Uganda to Namibia, governmental homophobia and female strength are among the thoroughly discussed issues.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818781503321

Autore

Singer Peter <1946->

Titolo

Famine, affluence, and morality / / Peter Singer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-19-021922-X

0-19-021921-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Humanitarianism

Famines - Moral and ethical aspects

Poverty - Moral and ethical aspects

Suffering - Moral and ethical aspects

Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; FAMINE, AFFLUENCE, AND MORALITY; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FAMINE, AFFLUENCE, AND MORALITY; THE SINGER SOLUTION TO WORLD POVERTY; WHAT SHOULD A BILLIONAIRE GIVE-AND WHAT SHOULD YOU?

Sommario/riassunto

In 1972, the young philosopher Peter Singer published ""Famine, Affluence and Morality,"" which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us. He argued that choosing not to send life-



saving money to starving people on the other side of the earth is the moral equivalent of neglecting to save drowning children because we prefer not to muddy our shoes. If we can help, we must--and any excuse is hypocrisy. Singer's extreme stand on our