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Autore: | Nzegwu Nkiru |
Titolo: | Family matters [[electronic resource] ] : feminist concepts in African philosophy of culture / / Nkiru Uwechia Nzegwu |
Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.87/089/96332 |
Soggetto topico: | Igbo (African people) - Kinship |
Women, Igbo - Social conditions | |
Philosophy, Igbo | |
Sex role - Nigeria | |
Families - Nigeria | |
Patrilineal kinship - Nigeria | |
Feminist theory - Nigeria | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: Igbo family structure and feminist concepts -- Family politics : making patriarchy in a patrilineal society -- Legalizing patriarchy : sorting through customary laws and practices -- Customs and misrepresentations : widows and daughters in inheritance disputes -- The conclave : a dialogic search for equality -- Structures of equality : in mono- and dual-sex systems -- Conclusion: towards a balanced society. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Family matters |
ISBN: | 0-7914-8182-4 |
1-4294-1183-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910777532203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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