Beyond the Battlefield: Women and the Nation in Twentieth-Century Angola - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Selina S. MakanaSeries:War and Militarism in African HistoryPublish date:2/24/2026Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio University PressISBN-13:9780821426739ISBN-10:821426737UPC:9780821426739Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, Political Ideologies, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Nationalism & Patriotism, African StudiesSize:9.07 x 5.99 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCPYTK8SAY
Beyond the Battlefield: Women and the Nation in Twentieth-Century Angola
Beyond the Battlefield offers a critical reappraisal of Angola's nationalist history by centering the experiences and political agency of women during the country's transition from Portuguese colonial rule to independence. Challenging dominant masculinist narratives that equate anticolonial resistance with armed combat, this study introduces maternalist nationalism as a theoretical framework to...
Series: War and Militarism in African History
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio University PressISBN-13:9780821426739ISBN-10:821426737UPC:9780821426739Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, Political Ideologies, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Nationalism & Patriotism, African StudiesSize:9.07 x 5.99 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCPYTK8SAY
Selina S. Makana is an assistant professor of history at the University of Memphis. Her research focuses on war and militarism and the experiences of women in Angola. She has published articles in Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism.
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