Gender and the Civil Rights Movement (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)

This book is a collection of nine essays that analyse the people, the protests and the incidents of the civil rights movement through the lens of gender. More than just a study of women, the book examines the ways in which assigned sexual roles and values shaped the strategy, tactics and ideology of the movement. The essays deal with topics ranging from the Montgomery bus boycott and Rhythm and Blues to gangsta rap and contemporary fiction, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Referring to groups such as the National Council of African American Men and events such as the Million Man March, the authors address male gender identity as much as female, arguing that slave/master relations carried over from before the Civil War continued to affect Black masculinity in the post-war battle for civil rights. Whereas feminism traditionally deals with issues of patriarchy and prescribed gender roles, this volume shows how race relations continue to complicate sex-based definitions within the civil rights movement.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	March 2004
Editors:	Peter J Ling • Sharon Monteith
Dimensions:	218 x 142 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	1st pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-3438-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-8135-3438-0
Barcode:	9780813534381

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