Gender Epistemologies in Africa

Gender Epistemologies in Africa
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780230116276
ISBN-13 : 0230116272
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Book Synopsis Gender Epistemologies in Africa by : O. Oyewumi

Download or read book Gender Epistemologies in Africa written by O. Oyewumi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a variety of studies that are engaged with notions of gender in different African localities, institutions and historical time periods. The objective is to expand empirical and theoretical studies that take seriously the idea that in order to understand gender and gender relations in Africa, we must start with Africa.


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