Gender and decolonization in the Congo
Subtitle: the legacy of Patrice Lumumba
By: Karen Bouwer.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780230615571
Subjects: Lumumba, Patrice, -- 1925-1961 -- Political and social views; Lumumba, Patrice, -- 1925-1961 -- Relations with women; Lumumba, Patrice, -- 1925-1961 -- Influence; Sex role -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Political activity -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century; Decolonization -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1997; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The gender of decolonization; title: Lumumba on women : from domesticity to political mobilization; title: Lumumba and women : the personal meets the political; title: Andrée Blouin : a sister among brothers in struggle; title: Léonie Abo : the political lessons of the Maquis; title: Césaire's Lumumba : a symbol of sexual and political prowess; title: Peck's personal Lumumba : the maternal voice in death of a prophet; title: Pecks' Hollywood Lumumba : a masculine hero.