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Author:

Taylor, Ula Y., author.

Title:

The promise of patriarchy : women and the Nation of Islam / Ula Yvette Taylor.

Publisher:

The University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)--History--20th century.
Black Muslims--Social conditions.
African American women--History--History--20th century.
Muslim women--United States--History--History--20th century.
Patriarchy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Mrs. Clara Poole -- Building a movement, fighting the devil -- Allah Temple of Islam families : the Dillon report -- Controlling the black body : internal and external challenges -- World War II : women anchoring the Nation of Islam -- Flexing a new womanhood -- Nation of Islam womanhood, 1960-1975 -- The royal family -- The appeal of black nationalism and the promise of prosperity -- Modesty, marriage, and motherhood.

Series:

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

ISBN:

1469633930
9781469633930
1469633922
9781469633923

OCLC:

(OCoLC)975491059

LCCN:

2017021189

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)