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Black women's rights : leadership and the circularities of power
Title
Black women's rights : leadership and the circularities of power / Carole Boyce Davies.
ISBN
9781793612380
1793612382
9781793612397
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Physical Description
xiv, 331 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book studies the manifestation of leadership as expressed, narrativized, and represented by women of African descent. It uses the language of "rights" and "power" to assert that Black women find strategic alternatives to the male-dominated leadership status quo and are the leaders of the future"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Boyce Davies, Carole, 1947- Black women's rights Lanham : Lexington Books, 2022
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 16, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-312) and index.
Contents
Introduction: "I Am a Woman's Rights": Power and Parity Politics
Chapter 1: Assuming the Right to Leadership: Black Women and Political Power
Chapter 2: Feminist Literary Leadership in African Women's Writing
Chapter 3: Alternative President! Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela's Challenge
Chapter 4: "Yes. We Want the Power!": Writing African Women's Political Leadership / with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Wangari Maathai
Chapter 5: Black Women Lead the Desire for a Transformed United States: The Pivotal Role of Shirley Chisholm
Chapter 6: Advancing Global Leadership Paradigms from the Caribbean
Chapter 7: Marielle Franco and Black Left Feminist Leadership in Brazil
Coda: From Cuba to Colombia: Challenges and Possibilities: A Politics of the Possible: "Vivir Sabroso".
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