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Family Matters: Feminist Concepts in African Philosophy of Culture
Contributor(s): Nzegwu, Nkiru Uwechia (Author)

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ISBN: 0791467430     ISBN-13: 9780791467435
Publisher: State University of New York Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2006
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- History | Africa - General
- History | Social History
Dewey: 306.870
LCCN: 2005014077
Series: Suny Series, Feminist Philosophy
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.28" L (1.26 lbs) 319 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Central Africa
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Prior to European colonialism, Igboland, a region in Nigeria, was a nonpatriarchal, nongendered society governed by separate but interdependent political systems for men and women. In the last one hundred fifty years, the Igbo family has undergone vast structural changes in response to a barrage of cultural forces. Critically rereading social practices and oral and written histories of Igbo women and the society, Nkiru Uwechia Nzegwu demonstrates how colonial laws, edicts, and judicial institutions facilitated the creation of gender inequality in Igbo society. Nzegwu exposes the unlikely convergence of Western feminist and African male judges' assumptions about "traditional" African values where women are subordinate and oppressed. Instead she offers a conception of equality based on historical Igbo family structures and practices that challenges the epistemological and ontological bases of Western feminist inquiry.
 
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