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Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
wiley   +1 more source

Die Darstelung der Männlichkeit im Roman "Verführungen" (1996) von Marlene Streeruwitz

open access: yesBrünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik, 2014
The paper deals with an interpretation of the masculinity in the novel Verführungen, written by Marlene Streeruwitz (∗1950), an Austrian author with a strong feminist position. The hegemonic masculinity represents the most dominant form of masculinity in
Dagmar Vincze
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‘More enthusiasm and hearty concord it was never my pleasure to witness’: Lucy Parsons's Propaganda Tour of Britain, November–December 1888

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract Lucy Parsons was one of the most famous radical orators of the United States, but little has been written about her visit to Britain. This article investigates Parsons's lecture tour of Britain in the winter of 1888, based on an invitation from the Socialist League to address meetings to commemorate the Haymarket Affair and tour the country to
Aileen Lichtenstein
wiley   +1 more source

SUBSTITUTING FOR THE STATE: The Sovereignty Impacts of Diverse Citizens’ Off‐grid Infrastructure Strategies in South Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In South Africa, citizens in both low‐ and high‐income areas are increasingly providing their own services to mitigate the unreliability, unaffordability and inaccessibility of state services. This article examines diverse case studies across socio‐economic and residential typologies to explore shifts in service provision responsibilities from
Fiona Anciano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commercial Surrogacy Is not a Secret Handshake: It Is a High‐Five: Gay Fathers in China’s Changing Landscape

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2023, China introduced regulatory amendments to birth certificates and the hukou (household registration) system, aiming to boost birth rates and offset an aging population. However, the implications of these changes on marriage and family support amidst population policy shifts remain underexplored.
Eileen Y. H. Tsang
wiley   +1 more source

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