Sexuality & Gender Politics in Mozambique

Sexuality & Gender Politics in Mozambique

Author: Signe Arnfred

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1847010350

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Gender policies from Portuguese colonialism, through Frelimo socialism, to later neo-liberal economic regimes share certain basic assumptions about women, men and gender relations - but to what extent do such assumptions fit the ways in which rural Mozambican men and women see themselves?


Lobola (Bridewealth) in Contemporary Southern Africa

Lobola (Bridewealth) in Contemporary Southern Africa

Author: Lovemore Togarasei

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-03

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 3030595234

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This volume explores the multiple meanings and implications of lobola in Southern Africa. The payment of lobola (often controversially translated as ‘bridewealth’) is an entrenched practice in most societies in Southern Africa. Although having a long tradition, of late there have been voices questioning its relevance in contemporary times while others vehemently defend the practice. This book brings together a range of scholars from different academic disciplines, national contexts, institutions, genders, and ethnic backgrounds to debate the relevance of lobola in contemporary southern African communities for gender equality.


The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828

The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828

Author: Elizabeth A. Eldredge

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1107075327

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This scholarly account traces the emergence of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa in the early nineteenth century, under the rule of the ambitious and iconic King Shaka. In contrast to recent literary analyses of myths of Shaka, this book uses the richness of Zulu oral traditions and a comprehensive body of written sources to provide a compelling narrative and analysis of the events and people of the era of Shaka's rule. The oral traditions portray Shaka as rewarding courage and loyalty and punishing failure; as ordering the targeted killing of his own subjects, both warriors and civilians, to ensure compliance to his rule; and as arrogant and shrewd, but kind to the poor and mentally disabled. The rich and diverse oral traditions, transmitted from generation to generation, reveal the important roles and fates of men and women, royal and subject, from the perspectives of those who experienced Shaka's rule and the dramatic emergence of the Zulu Kingdom.


Zulu Wedding

Zulu Wedding

Author: Dudu Busani-Dube

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 9780639939100

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Feisty choreographer, Lou 'Lungile', will do anything to avoid falling in love. Even more to avoid going home to South Africa, where she's traditionally engaged to a king. However, when she meets her soulmate Tex she is forced to confront the tradition she's been running away from. -- bookseller's description.


The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy

The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy

Author: Bhekisisa Mncube

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2018-04-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1776092813

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The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy is by turns erotic, romantic, tragic and comic. Inspired by the real-life drama of a romance between a Zulu boy and an Englishwoman, the book consists of various interrelated short stories on interracial relationships in modern-day South Africa. As the author reflects on love across the colour line, it triggers memories of failed affairs and bizarre experiences: love spells, toxic masculinity, infidelity, sexually transmitted diseases, a phantom pregnancy, sexless relationships, threesomes and prostitution, to name but a few. A unique book for the South African market, The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy is written with an honesty rarely encountered in autobiographical writing.


The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm

Author: Jonathan A. Draper

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2003-02-01

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0567401588

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One hundred years ago Bishop Colenso was excommunicated because of his liberal critical views on the inspiration and authority of the Bible. But while in South Africa he worked strenuously for social and political reform. 2003 will mark the revocation of his excommunication in a ceremony in South Africa and this book commemorates that event. It is divided into sections on African Culture, Bible, Theology and Social History and contains contribution from English, Dutch and South African scholars. It will appeal not only to the biblical scholar and Christian theologian but also to anyone interested in the 19th century conflict of theology and reason and the struggle against colonial exploitation.


More Than a Name

More Than a Name

Author: Commission internationale pour les droits des gais et des lesbiennes

Publisher: Human Rights Watch

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781564322869

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