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

Author/creator Taylor, Ula Y. author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Descriptionxiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)--History --20th century.
Black Muslims--Social conditions.
African American women--Social conditions --20th century.
Muslim women--United States --Social conditions --20th century.
Patriarchy.
Series The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture. ^A413403
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2017021189
ISBN9781469633923 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1469633922 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781469633930 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN1469633930 (pbk : alk. paper)

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