Mother is gold, father is glass :: gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town /
"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 Kétou, Benin, Semley discovered that women were treasurers, advisors, ritual specialists, and c...
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Zusammenfassung: | "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 Kétou, Benin, 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"--Provided by publisher. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvi, 235 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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spelling | Semley, Lorelle D., 1969- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvMxxtYxkXPwGYWhMCRKd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010032476 Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / Lorelle D. Semley. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011. 1 online resource (xvi, 235 pages) : illustrations, map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue. "Mother is gold, father is glass": power and vulnerability in Atlantic Africa -- Founding fathers and metaphorical mothers: history, myth, and the making of a kingdom -- How kings lost their mothers: politics of the Atlantic slave trade -- Giving away Kétu's secret: wives on the eve of war -- "Where women really matter": the "queens" of Kétu and the challenge to French imperialism -- "Without family-- there is no true colonization": perspectives on marriage -- "The opening of the eyes": the politics of manhood on the eve of independence -- Mothers and fathers of an Atlantic world -- Epilogue. A rebirth of "public mothers" and kings. "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 Kétou, Benin, 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"--Provided by publisher. Women Benin Kétou History. Women, Yoruba Political activity History. Mothers Political activity Africa, West History. Sex role Africa, West History. Kétou (Benin) Social life and customs. Kétou (Benin) History. Africa, West History 1884-1960. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001705 Femmes Bénin Kétou Histoire. Femmes yoruba Activité politique Histoire. Mères Activité politique Afrique occidentale Histoire. Rôle selon le sexe Afrique occidentale Histoire. Afrique occidentale Histoire 1884-1960. SOCIAL SCIENCE Feminism & Feminist Theory. bisacsh Manners and customs fast Mothers Political activity fast Sex role fast Women fast West Africa fast Benin Kétou fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjxyg4cYY6C7RPkJrKTpP 1884-1960 fast Electronic books. History fast has work: Mother is gold, father is glass (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGVwDRgWdmQKRFvt9bdVcq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Semley, Lorelle D., 1969- Mother is gold, father is glass. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011 9780253355454 (DLC) 2010020121 (OCoLC)491950870 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=349481 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Semley, Lorelle D., 1969- Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / Prologue. "Mother is gold, father is glass": power and vulnerability in Atlantic Africa -- Founding fathers and metaphorical mothers: history, myth, and the making of a kingdom -- How kings lost their mothers: politics of the Atlantic slave trade -- Giving away Kétu's secret: wives on the eve of war -- "Where women really matter": the "queens" of Kétu and the challenge to French imperialism -- "Without family-- there is no true colonization": perspectives on marriage -- "The opening of the eyes": the politics of manhood on the eve of independence -- Mothers and fathers of an Atlantic world -- Epilogue. A rebirth of "public mothers" and kings. Women Benin Kétou History. Women, Yoruba Political activity History. Mothers Political activity Africa, West History. Sex role Africa, West History. Femmes Bénin Kétou Histoire. Femmes yoruba Activité politique Histoire. Mères Activité politique Afrique occidentale Histoire. Rôle selon le sexe Afrique occidentale Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE Feminism & Feminist Theory. bisacsh Manners and customs fast Mothers Political activity fast Sex role fast Women fast |
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title | Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / |
title_auth | Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / |
title_exact_search | Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / |
title_full | Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / Lorelle D. Semley. |
title_fullStr | Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / Lorelle D. Semley. |
title_full_unstemmed | Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / Lorelle D. Semley. |
title_short | Mother is gold, father is glass : |
title_sort | mother is gold father is glass gender and colonialism in a yoruba town |
title_sub | gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town / |
topic | Women Benin Kétou History. Women, Yoruba Political activity History. Mothers Political activity Africa, West History. Sex role Africa, West History. Femmes Bénin Kétou Histoire. Femmes yoruba Activité politique Histoire. Mères Activité politique Afrique occidentale Histoire. Rôle selon le sexe Afrique occidentale Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE Feminism & Feminist Theory. bisacsh Manners and customs fast Mothers Political activity fast Sex role fast Women fast |
topic_facet | Women Benin Kétou History. Women, Yoruba Political activity History. Mothers Political activity Africa, West History. Sex role Africa, West History. Kétou (Benin) Social life and customs. Kétou (Benin) History. Africa, West History 1884-1960. Femmes Bénin Kétou Histoire. Femmes yoruba Activité politique Histoire. Mères Activité politique Afrique occidentale Histoire. Rôle selon le sexe Afrique occidentale Histoire. Afrique occidentale Histoire 1884-1960. SOCIAL SCIENCE Feminism & Feminist Theory. Manners and customs Mothers Political activity Sex role Women West Africa Benin Kétou Electronic books. History |
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