The politics of wealth in southwestern Nigeria :: why Ondo's women went to war /

This fascinating ethnographic study investigates gendered power in contemporary Nigeria in order to provide an understanding of The Ondo Women's War of 1985. Sanctioned by Ondo's female chiefs in the name of their female king, this tax protest escalated into rebellion when ordinary women t...

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1. Verfasser: Eames, Elizabeth Anne
Weitere Verfasser: Olupona, Jacob K. (Jacob Kẹhinde), 1951-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston, NY : The Edwin Mellen Press, ©2013.
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Zusammenfassung:This fascinating ethnographic study investigates gendered power in contemporary Nigeria in order to provide an understanding of The Ondo Women's War of 1985. Sanctioned by Ondo's female chiefs in the name of their female king, this tax protest escalated into rebellion when ordinary women threatened the use of their ultimate weapon -their own nakedness. Focusing on a specific Yoruba case history, this book challenges many western feminist assumptions about women's lack of status in Africa.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxvi, 218 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-214) and index.
ISBN:9780773407671
0773407677

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