Anatomy of female power: A masculinist dissection of matriarchy

135 Pages·1990·5.54 MB·English

by  Chinweizu

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Dedication
To theh andfoufwl o menn oWin myl if(ep latonic
frienldosv,e erxs-,l ovleorvse,r s-to-be);
To thce ountloetshsew rhso h avsel ippienad n d
outo fm yl ifaen;de specially
To thosweh oh avaet tempttoem da rrmye :
Fromt hemIh avlee armnots otf w haItk now
abouwto men.
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Epigraphs
Theo bjeocftw oman'esxi stenicsne o tt ow arw ith
man,o ra llomwa nt ow arw ithhe rb,u ts impltyo
conquhime r andh olhimd ins ubserviweintcheos uot
mucha sa t hreoarta blowC.l evweorm ena lwadyos
thicsl;e vweorm enh avael wadyosn ei t.
- MariCeo relBlrii,t insohv elist.
Whatw omanh asnb'ete anb lteow rapam ana round
herf mgerisfs, h ep uthse rm ind itto?
-ReginaJ osepNhi,g ericaonlu mn.i st
Yout hinkW:e mena rcel eveIrfy. o us eewo mankind
andw atchho wf ouorr f ivoeft hems itto getahnedr
telela coht hetrh inygosu,t hinIkn:s teoafcd h atting
heret,h eoyu ghttog eutp ,g oh omea ndc ugrta ssA.s
yout allki kteh itsoe acoht heyro,ut hinikny ouorw n
minds: Tahreesy t upiadn di gnoranSte.e m,y
grandchitlhde,y naor�se t puidN.o thiinngt hew hole
worlidsc levetrheartn h ef emlae sexK.n owt hisI:f
youa rea so themre n,y oua ren ota si ntellaisga e nt
woman. ..It elylo u:aw omani sc leveArn.d i fy ou
respewchta its w oman's businreespsu tyaowtuiirlo ln
nots uffeArn.d y ouwri fwei lhlo nouyro ub,e cause
shek nowtsh ayto uh avlee artnokt e eqpu ielti koet her
men.
-Teachionfgt sh eC haggEal deorfs
Tanzan ia.
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Contents
Epigrahps vi
PorloguWeh:oR uleWsh o - Mano rW oman? 9
ParIt :F eaturoefFs e malPeo wer 13
1.T heF ivPei lloafrF se malPeo wer J4
2. Womb,K itchaenndC radlCeo:n trol
CentroefFs e malPeo wer 17
ParItI :M othe�rower- Int heN esotf H is
FathesrM atriarch 25
3. TheC ommandaonftt heCr adle 26
PartI IIB:r idepow-eIrn t heC ()C�piotf C ourtship 35
4. TheP owerosfH erB ody-beautiful 36
5. LoveM:a lea ndF emale 41
6. CourtshTihpeH: u ntionfgt heL ove-smiMtatne n 46
7. WeddinTgh:e B rideT'rsi umpChe remony 59
PartIV : Wifepow-erI nt heN esotf H isOwn Matriarch 65
8. TheH usbanMda nagers 66
9. TheF acadoefP atriarchy 69
10.T heD oublSet andard 78
11.T heS ilSloyu losfM en 85
12.M an'Fse aorf W oman 95
13.T heB abya sW ifeW'esa pon 101
14.T heP enaltoifDe isv orce 105
ParVt :M atriarcahnydi tDsi scontents 107
15.T heM atriarScohv:e reoifgnH e rN est 108
16.F eminiAs mR:e voilntP aradise 117
EpiolgueO:n Masculinism 124
Notes 131
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Prologue
Who RuleWsh o - Mano rW oman?
Int hel ascto uploefd ecadefse,m inpirsotp agahndiaI>: o';l ', l!.'r h:r�
suadteh e wotrhlawdto mena rep owerlienss osc i.eatny!d,lJ (1 ' 01'"J"' , �
naturoaplp ressoofwr osm en.I tc laitmhsa wti veaCsL- �llbor�JCi.'n al':,
theihru sbanidnst heh omea;n dt haotu,t sitdheeh omeJ,t \�nh ave
excludweodm enf ropmo litieccaoln,o maincdc ultuproawl, e ,i
Somel,i kEel leGna lfoorfdB ritasiany,:" Womefi<I res l�vaners.
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tod entyh awt.o menh avaen yp oweart � lolve r '!l0D:
Thet ermm ensl' bieartiwoansd erivefdr,om t het� ro
woemn'sl ibieoranan tdt huisn sinuattheawtso menh ave
poweorv emre n.I tvse rnya meinf erlsi beraftrioofmne male
dominatainodni st herefaonri en versoiffo anc atsw elals
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,;vomenl'isb eraptriionnc iples.
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botherteoad c knowlefdegmea ploew eorv emre n:l ikDee nysPel um­
mert,h eT rinidacdailaynp ssion gewrh,op roclatihmas"t w om;>1hi s
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boss,o,rl; ikteh eex partrNiiagteer iaacnt rePsastB toiu lawyheo,s ays:
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"mosmte na rec ontroblylw eodm en,o,r;l ikteh Aer gentit'lEisaa:nl ,
Vilawrh,os aid:
Womenl emte nw orkf otrh emthinfko trh ema nd toan kc
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theriers ponsib-iliinft aicettsh, e eyx plotihte m,
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