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This text is a major contribution to women's studies in Africa and elsewhere. Scholars from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the US are among the authors that Uchendu and Edeagu have brought together in this illuminating, scholarly, multidimensional, and multidisciplinary work. Over four sections- Gender Discourse and Domination ; Women, Work, and Exploitation ; Women in Power and Male Dominance ; and Policy Implementation -the contributing authors examine patriarchal structures of dominance and systemic hindrances to full equality. They find that institutionalized patriarchy has been the norm in various spheres, including everyday speech, and has been reflected in film, literature, and politics.... Projects such as the Kenyan Dads and Daughters and mechanisms such as the Maputo Protocol are among the harbingers of hope discussed in the collection. Highly recommended. General readers through faculty; professionals. * Choice Reviews * An important contribution to the study of gender in Africa that bridges historical, literary, film studies, and social science approaches as well as policy implementation. Readers are able to explore the core themes of patriarchy and inequality through multiple case studies from across the continent not only to understand the past and present, but also to have an impact on the future. -- Lorelle Semley, College of the Holy Cross Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies provides new and refreshing perspectives on contemporary thematic preoccupations in gender narratives. I unreservedly recommend it to scholars and students alike. -- G.M.T Emezue, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike

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Egodi Uchendu is professor of history at the University of Nigeria. Ngozi Edeagu is a PhD candidate in African history at the Bayreuth International School of Graduate Studies (BIGSAS), Universität Bayreuth, Germany and is lecturer at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike in Nigeria.

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