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Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town

Lorelle D. Semley

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Description:Lorelle D. Semley explores the historical and political meanings of motherhood in West Africa and beyond, showing that the roles of women were far more complicated than previously thought. While in Ka(r)tu, Ba(r)nin, Semley discovered that women were treasurers, advisors, ritual specialists, and colonial agents in addition to their more familiar roles as queens, wives, and sisters. These women with special influence made it difficult for the French and others to enforce an ideal of subordinate women. As she traces how women gained prominence, Semley makes clear why powerful mother figures still exist in the symbols and rituals of everyday practices."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town. To get started finding Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 256

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0253004888

Description: Lorelle D. Semley explores the historical and political meanings of motherhood in West Africa and beyond, showing that the roles of women were far more complicated than previously thought. While in Ka(r)tu, Ba(r)nin, Semley discovered that women were treasurers, advisors, ritual specialists, and colonial agents in addition to their more familiar roles as queens, wives, and sisters. These women with special influence made it difficult for the French and others to enforce an ideal of subordinate women. As she traces how women gained prominence, Semley makes clear why powerful mother figures still exist in the symbols and rituals of everyday practices."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town. To get started finding Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass: Gender and Colonialism in a Yoruba Town

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