Women in Twentieth-Century Africa Hardback
by Iris (State University of New York, Albany) Berger
Part of the New Approaches to African History series
Hardback
Description
During a turbulent colonial and postcolonial century, African women struggled to control their own marital, sexual and economic lives and to gain a significant voice in local and national politics.
This book introduces many remarkable women, who organized religious and political movements, fought in anti-colonial wars, ran away to escape arranged marriages, and during the 1990s began successful campaigns for gender parity in national legislatures.
The book also explores the apparent paradox in the conflicting images of African women - as singularly oppressed and dominated by men, but also as strong, resourceful, and willing to challenge governments and local traditions to protect themselves and their families.
Understanding the tension between women's power and their oppression, between their strength and their vulnerability, offers a new lens for understanding the relationship between the state and society in the twentieth century.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, 3 Maps; 7 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:26/04/2016
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- ISBN:9780521517072
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, 3 Maps; 7 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:26/04/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521517072
