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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bouwer, Karen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lumumba, Patrice, > 1925-1961 > Political and social views.
Lumumba, Patrice, > 1925-1961 > Relations with women.
Lumumba, Patrice, > 1925-1961 > Influence.
Lumumba, Patrice, > 1925-1961
1900-1999
Sex role > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 20th century.
Sex role > Political aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 20th century.
Women > Political activity > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 20th century.
Women political activists > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 20th century.
Decolonization > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 20th century.
Rôle selon le sexe > Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes > Activité politique > Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Décolonisation > Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique > Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes activistes > Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Political control & freedoms > Africa.
HISTORY.
Politics and Government.
Decolonization
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views
Politics and government
Relations with women
Sex role
Sex role > Political aspects
Social conditions
Women political activists
Women > Political activity
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Politics and government > 1960-1997.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Congo (République démocratique) > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-1997.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The gender of decolonization
  • Lumumba on women : from domesticity to political mobilization
  • Lumumba and women : the personal meets the political
  • Andrée Blouin : a sister among brothers in struggle
  • Léonie Abo : the political lessons of the Maquis
  • Césaire'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
  • Conclusion : legacies.

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