Uniform Title Wanawake watatu wa Kiswahili. English Title Three Swahili women : life histories from Mombasa, Kenya / edited and translated by Sarah Mirza and Margaret Strobel

Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1989

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 157 pages) : illustrations Series History e-book project Contents Introduction -- I. Kaje wa Mwenye Matano -- II. Mishi wa Abdala -- III. Shamsa Muhamad Muhashamy Introduction -- Appendix: The Translation: Swahili Language and Kimvita Dialect Summary This exploration of the lives of three Mombasa women reveals the complexity of Swahili society--its ethnic diversity, the impact of slavery, and the varied reactions to colonialism and Western culture. They illustrate the rich interactions within the women's community, focused on family and festive or ritual occasions. -- Publisher description Analysis Muslim women Kenya Mombasa Biography Sociology Biographical methods Women Kenya Mombasa History Notes Translation of: Wanawake watatu wa Kiswahili Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Translation of: Wanawake watatu wa Kiswahili Print version record digitized 2017 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Women -- Kenya -- Mombasa -- History Muslim women -- Kenya -- Mombasa -- Biography Sociology -- Biographical methods. Islam. Islam Islam. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory. Islam Muslim women Sociology -- Biographical methods Women Vrouwen. Femmes -- Mombasa (Kenya) -- Biographies. Musulmanes -- Mombasa (Kenya) -- Biographies. SUBJECT Kenya Subject Kenya -- Mombasa Genre/Form Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Mirza, Sarah M., editor. Strobel, Margaret, 1946- editor. ISBN 0585000883 9780585000886 9780253115140 0253115140 9786612079610 6612079614

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