African Possibilities av Ifi (Dartmouth College USA) Amadiume

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In this latest book by the award-winning author of the hugely influential <i>Male Daughters, Female Husbands</i>, Ifi Amadiume propels gender relations beyond dichotomies and discriminations, and towards a power-sharing argument in discourse, contestation and resistance. Representing the culmination of over 40 years of ground-breaking work on notions of matriarchy at the intersection of the Igbo-African universe and the Western capitalist reality, Amadiume sets forth a blueprint for a bold new <i>matriarchitarianism</i>, critiquing all forms of social injustice with a shared matriarchal-relational humanism. In each chapter of the book, Amadiume applies these principles to a dazzling array of subjects: from religious leadership, kinship and family relations, to sexuality, creative writing and matters of conscience in race, class and gender. <i>African Possibilities</i> explodes our notions of matriarchy into original and compelling arguments, and offers a radical alternative approach to