Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Restoring Women to History

Iris Berger, E. Frances White (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

1999
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-33476-3 (ISBN)

Infos

By exploring their place in social, economic, political, and religious life, this book highlights the changing societal position of women through shifts over time. It looks at women's participation in trade, including the slave trade, and agriculture; women's political roles in chiefship, other leadership positions, and nationalist movements.

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Iris Berger's essay focuses on East and southern Africa, tracing women's history from earliest times to the present. By exploring their place in social, economic, political, and religious life, Berger highlights the changing societal position of women through shifts over time in ideas about gender and the connections between women's publi and private spheres. The essay by E. Frances White examines the status and activities of women in West and Central Africa, from the earliest periods through the rise of various kingdoms and states, to the establishment of colonies and independent nations. It looks at women's participation in trade, including the slave trade, and agriculture; women's political roles in chiefship, other leadership positions, and nationalist movements; and the current constraints under which women function.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.1999
• Verlagsort: Bloomington, IN
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 165 x 241 mm
• Gewicht: 476 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 0-253-33476-4 / 0253334764
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-33476-3 / 9780253334763
• Zustand: Neuware