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Manning the nation : father figures in Zimbabwean literature and society /
Gender studies in Zimbabwe have tended to focus on women and their comparative disadvantages and under-privilege. Assuming a broader perspective is necessary at a time when society has grown used to arguments rooted in binaries: colonised and coloniser, race and class, sex and gender, poverty and we...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Harare, Zimbabwe : Johannesburg, South Africa :
Weaver Press ; Jacana Media,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Gender studies in Zimbabwe have tended to focus on women and their comparative disadvantages and under-privilege. Assuming a broader perspective is necessary at a time when society has grown used to arguments rooted in binaries: colonised and coloniser, race and class, sex and gender, poverty and wealth, patriotism and terrorism, etc. The editors of Manning the Nation recognise that concepts of manhood can be used to repress or liberate, and will depend on historical and political imperatives; they seek to introduce a more nuanced perspective to the interconnectivity of patriarchy, masculinity. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 199 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-199). |
| ISBN: | 9781779221315 1779221312 |