The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses by Oyewumi, Oyeronke - 1997-11-25

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University of Minnesota Press, 1997-10-01. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Minnesota Press, 10/01/1997. Paperback. NEW.

University of Minnesota Press, 1997-10-01. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. The author traces the misapplication of Western, body-oriented concepts of gender through the history of gender discourses in Yoruba studies. THE INVENTION OF WOMEN demonstrates that biology as a rationale for organizing the social world is a Western construction not applicable in Yoruban culture where social organization was determined by relative age.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The OC woman question, OCO this book asserts, is a Western one, and not a proper lens for viewing African society. A work that rethinks gender as a Western construction, The Invention of Women offers a new way of understanding both Yoru

Univ of Minnesota Pr, 1997. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

University of Minnesota Press , pp. 256 . Papeback. New.