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Basque gender studies

Book: English. Library collection
Author(s)
Bullen, Maggie
Title
Basque gender studies / Margaret Bullen
Publication
Reno: Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, 2003
Collection
Basque Textbooks Series ; 9
Subjects
Basque Country
Physical description
371 or. : ir. ; 23 cm
Type of material
Book
Localization
XDZ - Xenpelar Dokumentazio Zentroa
ISBN / ISSN
1-877802-32-8
Bullen provides an overview of gender theory, then focuses on Basque women as agents of cultural transmission in the context of the nationalist movement, and in the diaspora. The myths surrounding Basque matriarchy and the extent of women's rule fixed in a mythical past are questioned. While the powerful mother figure has a vital role in handing down Basque language and culture, contemporary women are also breaking old stereotypes and carving out new niches for themselves, at times coming into conflict with the force of tradition. Distributed for the Center for Basque Studies