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Family matters : feminist concepts in African philosophy of culture
- Title
- Family matters : feminist concepts in African philosophy of culture / Nkiru Uwechia Nzegwu.
- Author
- Nzegwu, Nkiru.
- Publication
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006], ©2006.
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- Description
- x, 319 pages; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series, feminist philosophy
- Uniform Title
- SUNY series, feminist philosophy.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-310) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : Igbo family structure and feminist concepts -- 1. Family politics : making patriarchy in a patrilineal society -- 2. Legalizing patriarchy : sorting through customary laws and practices -- 3. Customs and misrepresentations : widows and daughters in inheritance disputes -- 4. The conclave : a dialogic search for equality -- 5. Structures of equality : in mono- and dual-sex systems -- Conclusion : toward a balanced society.
- ISBN
- 0791467430 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0791467449 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005014077
- 9780791467435
- 9780791467442
- OCLC
- OCM60453707
- SCSB-5240558
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries