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UNINA9910542320303321 |
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Titolo |
Tommy boys, lesbian men and ancestral wives [[electronic resource] ] : female same-sex practices in Africa / / Ruth Morgan and Saskia Wieringa |
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Johannesburg, : Jacana Media, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (338 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MorganRuth |
WieringaSaskia <1950-> |
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Lesbianism - Africa |
Lesbianism - Africa - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index. |
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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 |
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Project; Endnotes & References; Index; Back Cover |
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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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UNINA9910818781503321 |
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Autore |
Singer Peter <1946-> |
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Famine, affluence, and morality / / Peter Singer |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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0-19-021922-X |
0-19-021921-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (119 p.) |
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Humanitarianism |
Famines - Moral and ethical aspects |
Poverty - Moral and ethical aspects |
Suffering - Moral and ethical aspects |
Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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? |
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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- |
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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 |
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