Gender, Sexuality and Development

Uddrag af forlagets omtale: This book provides a timely contribution to the field of gender and development in the face of the looming failure of international development targets, the deepening HIV/AIDS pandemic and the increased incidence of civil conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa. The chapter contributions are from African and "Northern" writers who have critically engaged with the ways that gendered and sexual identities are produced in particular educational and social settings in this diverse continent. This edited collection is essential reading for professionals, policy-makers, practitioners and students from a wide range of institutions including government departments, international agencies, NGOs and universities in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as in other low and high income countries worldwide