Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Series |
African potentials: convivial perspectives for the future of humanity ; volume 7 |
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African potentials (Series)
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Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Notes on Contributors -- Contents -- Series Preface. African Potentials for Convivial World-Making -- 1. The Idea of 'African Potentials' -- 2. African Forum: A Unique Intellectual Collaboration between Japan and Africa -- 3. What are African Potentials? -- 4. The African Potentials Series -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Contemporary Gender and Sexuality in Africa: African-Japanese Anthropological Approach -- 1. What Did Encounters with the West and Colonisation Bring to Gender and Sexuality in Africa? |
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2. Power, Patrilineal/Matrilineal and Women's Social Status in Africa -- 3. Control of Sexuality in a Local Context -- 4. Diversity of Marriage and Securing Offspring -- 5. Battle of Sexuality -- 6. Researcher's Gender/Sexuality and Positionality -- 7. Structure of the Book: Chapter by Chapter -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part I. Changes and Potentials in Customary Marriage Systems and People's Responses in Traditional African Patriarchal Societies |
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Chapter 1 -- Who Cares for an Illegitimate Child? Rethinking Kinship and Care Potential Based on Cases of Pregnancy in Unmarried Girls among the Maale of Ethiopia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Alle nay : Children Born to Single Women -- 4. Pregnancy Options for Unmarried Girls -- 5. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Changes in the Traditional Social System of Polygyny: Kenya's Independence to the Present -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Marriage and Funerals Determine the Course of People's Lives -- 3. The Status of Polygyny in Local Communities |
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4. Polygyny as Social Welfare -- 5. Polygamist Akuku's Death and Kenya Reborn -- 6. Current Condition of Polygyny in Africa -- 7. Conclusion: How Might Legitimate Polygyny Work? -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Ageing and Care in Africa: A Case Study of Rural Women's Lives in Kenya -- 1. Background -- 2. International Setting for Long-Term Care (LTC) -- 3. Research on Ageing Women in Rural Areas of Kwale, Kenya -- 4. Conclusion: Toward Successful Ageing and African Potential -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements -- References |
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Part II. Women's Life Courses and Potentials: Experiences in Colonial Days, the War after Independence and the Present -- Chapter 4 -- Fashion of Co-Existence: Potentials of the Herero People's Clothing Behaviours in Namibia through Colonial Experiences and Daily Aesthetics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Herero People, the Long Dress and Colonial Impacts -- 3. Western and Military Style: Learning from German Settlers -- 4. Aesthetic Style: Cattle Motif, Individual Tastes and Generations -- 5. Modern Style: Himba Women Changing the Dress -- 6. Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements -- References |
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Chapter 5 -- Comparative Study on Women Fighters in Africa's Liberation Struggles: The Experiences of South Africa and Ethiopia |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 02, 2021) |
Subject |
Gender identity -- Africa
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Sex role -- Africa
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Sex -- Africa
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Gender identity
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Sex
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Sex role
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Africa
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Shiino, Wakana, 1972- editor.
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Mpyangu, Christine M. (Christine Mbabazi), editor.
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ISBN |
9789956552962 |
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9956552968 |
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