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Gender and decolonization in the Congo : the legacy of Patrice Lumumba /
"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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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. "Patrice Lumumba's legacy continues to fire the imagination of politicians, activists, and artists. But women have been missing from accounts of the Congo's decolonization. What new ideals of masculinity and femininity were generated in this struggle? Were masculinist biases re-inscribed in later depictions of the martyred nationalist? Through analysis of Lumumba's writings and speeches, the life stories of women activists, and literary and cinematic works, this innovative and multidisciplinary study challenges male-centered interpretations of Congolese nationalism and illustrates how generic conventions both reinforced and undercut gender bias in representations of Lumumba and his female contemporaries"--From publisher's website. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230110403 0230110401 9781349379255 1349379255 1282992422 9781282992429 9786612992421 6612992425 |