The Invention of Women
Download or Read eBook The Invention of Women PDF written by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí |
| Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0816624410 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780816624416 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Invention of Women by : Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí
Book excerpt: The author traces the misapplication of Western, body-oriented concepts of gender through the history of gender discourses in Yoruba studies. THE INVENTION OF WOMEN demonstrates that biology as a rationale for organizing the social world is a Western construction not applicable in Yoruban culture where social organization was determined by relative age.
