Gender and decolonization in the Congo : the legacy of Patrice Lumumba / / Karen Bouwer

• Autore: Bouwer Karen
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Disciplina: 967.51/024092
• Soggetto topico: Sex role - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 20th century; Women - Political activity - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 20th century; Decolonization - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Congo (Democratic Republic) Politics and government 1960-1997; Congo (Democratic Republic) Social conditions 20th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : the gender of decolonization -- Lumumba on women : from domesticity to political mobilization -- Lumumba and women : the personal meets the political -- Andree Blouin : a sister among brothers in struggle -- Leonie Abo : the political lessons of the Maquis -- Cesaire's Lumumba : a symbol of sexual and political prowess -- Peck's personal Lumumba : the maternal voice in Death of a prophet -- Peck's Hollywood Lumumba : a masculine hero.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Gender and decolonization in the Congo focuses on women and questions of gender in its examination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the assassinated leader of the independent Congo"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender and decolonization in the Congo
• ISBN: 1-282-99242-2; 9786612992421; 0-230-11040-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828861503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II