Boy-wives and female husbands : studies in African homosexualities
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998., New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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1st ed
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xxii, 358 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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Terry Mangan Memorial Library - NONFICTION | SOC012000 BOY | On Shelf |
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998., New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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1st ed
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-351) and index.
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"Historians, anthropologists, and many contemporary Africans alike have denied or overlooked African same-sex patterns or claimed that such patterns were introduced by Europeans. Among African Americans questions surrounding sexuality and gender in traditional African societies have become especially contentious. In fact, same-sex love was and is widespread in Africa. Boy-Wives and Female Husbands documents same-sex patterns in some fifty societies, in every region of the continent. Essays by scholars from a variety of disciplines explore institutionalized marriages between women, same-sex relations between men and boys in colonial work settings, mixed gender roles in East and West Africa, and recent developments in South Africa, where lesbians and gays successfully made that nation the first in the world to constitutionally ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. An invaluable resource for everyone interested in the continent's history and culture, Boy-Wives and Female Husbands reveals the denials of African homosexualities for what they are - prejudice and willful ignorance."--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murray, S. O., & Roscoe, W. (1998). Boy-wives and female husbands: studies in African homosexualities (1st ed). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murray, Stephen O and Will. Roscoe. 1998. Boy-wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murray, Stephen O and Will. Roscoe. Boy-wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities St. Martin's Press, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murray, Stephen O., and Will Roscoe. Boy-wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African Homosexualities 1st ed, St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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