African Gender Studies: A Reader

This is the first comprehensive reader that brings African experiences to bear on the ongoing global discussions of women, gender, and society. Bringing together the essential writing on this topic from the last 25 years, these essays discuss gender in Africa from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Author: Oyeronke Oyewumi
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/01/2005
Pages: 433
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.10w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9781403962836

About the Author
OYERONKE OYEWUMI is Associate Professor of Sociology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA. She is author of The Invention of Women: Making Sense of Gender Discourses (University of Minnesota Press, 1997).