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Gender and the Civil Rights Movement

By Ling, Peter J

Gender and the Civil Rights Movement Books

Gender and the Civil Rights Movement

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This book is a collection of nine essays that analyse the people, the protests and the incidents of the civil rights movement through the lens of gender. More than just a study of women, the book examines the ways in which assigned sexual roles and values shaped the strategy, tactics and ideology of the movement. The essays deal with topics ranging from the Montgomery bus boycott and Rhythm and Blues to gangsta rap and contemporary fiction, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Referring to groups such as the National Council of African American Men and events such as the Million Man March, the authors address male gender identity as much as female, arguing that slave/master relations carried over from before the Civil War continued to affect Black masculinity in the post-war battle for civil rights. Whereas feminism traditionally deals with issues of patriarchy and prescribed gender roles, this volume shows how race relations continue to complicate sex-based definitions within the civil rights movement.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2004-03-01
Publication Date:
2004-03-01
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0813534380
ISBN13:
9780813534381
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
336 g
Height:
138 cm
Width:
218 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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