Overview
- Utilizes a broad base of empirical research to contest various theories that seek to explain the rise of homophobia in Africa as the result of US evangelical interventions
- Situates homophobia in Africa within a perspective of globalization, transnational networks, and the relationship between domestic and international space
- Appeals to scholars in Political Science, African Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology, in particular those interested in human rights, aid and development, sexuality, and gender
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Book Title: Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia
Book Subtitle: Democratic Contestation of Sexuality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Kapya Kaoma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66341-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66340-1Published: 27 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88220-8Published: 01 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66341-8Published: 16 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 185
Topics: African Politics, Religion and Gender, Sociology of Religion