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Author Bouwer, Karen, author.

Title Gender and decolonization in the Congo : the legacy of Patrice Lumumba / Karen Bouwer
Edition First edition
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction: The gender of decolonization -- Lumumba on women : from domesticity to political mobilization -- Lumumba and women : the personal meets the political -- Andrée Blouin : a sister among brothers in struggle -- Léonie Abo : the political lessons of the Maquis -- Césaire's Lumumba : a symbol of sexual and political prowess -- Peck's personal Lumumba : the maternal voice in 'Death of a prophet' -- Peck's Hollywood Lumumba : a masculine hero -- Conclusion : legacies
Summary "Gender and decolonization in the Congo focuses on women and questions of gender in its examination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the assassinated leader of the independent Congo"--Provided by publisher
"Patrice Lumumba's legacy continues to fire the imagination of politicians, activists, and artists. But women have been missing from accounts of the Congo's decolonization. What new ideals of masculinity and femininity were generated in this struggle? Were masculinist biases re-inscribed in later depictions of the martyred nationalist? Through analysis of Lumumba's writings and speeches, the life stories of women activists, and literary and cinematic works, this innovative and multidisciplinary study challenges male-centered interpretations of Congolese nationalism and illustrates how generic conventions both reinforced and undercut gender bias in representations of Lumumba and his female contemporaries"--From publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 -- Political and social views
Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 -- Relations with women
Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 -- Influence
SUBJECT Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 fast
Subject Sex role -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century
Sex role -- Political aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century
Women -- Political activity -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century
Women political activists -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century
Decolonization -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century
Political control & freedoms -- Africa.
HISTORY.
Politics and Government.
Decolonization
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views
Politics and government
Relations with women
Sex role
Sex role -- Political aspects
Social conditions
Women political activists
Women -- Political activity
SUBJECT Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1997. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149578
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Subject Congo (Democratic Republic)
Genre/Form History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230110403
0230110401
9781349379255
1349379255
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9781282992429
9786612992421
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