This extraordinary book issues a clarion call for a new understanding of Africa. The author of the best-selling Male Daughters/Female Husbands here issues a challenge to western anthropologists to recognize their own complicity in producing a version of Africa that is often little more than a reflection of their own class-based; patriarchal thought.Professor Amadiume calls instead for a new history of Africa; made and written by Africans. This is such a book.The book* explores how imperialism; violence; patriarchy and class-based social structures - originally imposed by colonialism - have become internalized to result in a contemporary Africa cursed with neo-colonial states.* uncovers the hidden matriarchal history of Africa which continues to empower women in political struggle throughout the continent* looks at the masculinization of indigenous African religions; effected largely by the imposition of Christianity and Islam* provides a guide to the main Afro-centric social theorists; writing a new social history of their continent.Dedicated to the diasporic African communities in their struggle to construct alternative; anti-racist and anti-imperialist epistemologies of self-representation and self-generated ideals; this is the beginning of a new vision of Africa; from the powerful voice of an African woman.
#4569642 in Books Greenhill Books 2006-02-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.56 x 1.19 x 6.44l; #File Name: 1853674591320 pagesHard Cover Book with DJ
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent supplement to more general treatments of the Peninsula War.By James H.Provides insight into both operations and strategy and meshes well with more broad treatments of the war. Extracts from letters give real poignancy to actual operations.
