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The invention of women

by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí, Oyeronke Oyewumi

1997 229 pages eng ★ 4.5 (4 ratings)

The "woman question", this book asserts, is a Western one, and not a proper lens for viewing African society. A work that rethinks gender as a Western contruction, The Invention of Women offers a new way of understanding both Yoruban and Western cultures. Oyewumi traces the misapplication of West…

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