Download or read book Matriarchy, Patriarchy, and Imperial Security in Africa written by Marsha Robinson and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matriarchy, Patriarchy and Imperial Security in Africa will appeal to professionals and students of imperial and world history, international security and conflict resolution, development, globalization, and gender studies. The author argues that terrorism, piracy, acts of sabotage, and austerity budget mass protests will continue in Africa, Asia and the West until ordinary people around the world have positive answers to the Primordial Question: Will my family eat today and sleep peacefully through the night?