| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Social Change in Global Perspective |
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Social change in global perspective (Boulder, Colo.)
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| Contents |
Part One. Nineteenth-Century Women. Peasant Women ; Slave Women ; Women and Trade at the Dawn of Colonialism ; Powerful Women ; Female Identity and Culture -- Part Two. From the Country to the City. Rural Women and Colonialism ; Women and Urban Migration -- Part Three. Women in the City from Colonization to Independence. The Urban Condition ; Women and Trade ; Domestic Service ; Prostitution: From "Free" Women to Women with AIDS ; Women and Factory Work ; Women and Poverty: The Future of Female Informal-Sector Employment -- Part Four. Women and Modern Life. Women and School ; Women and Politics: Resistance and Action in West Africa ; Women and Politics: Delay in Zaire ; Women and Politics: The Wars for National Liberation ; Sexuality and Emancipation -- Conclusion: The Future |
| Summary |
This sweeping, innovative book is the first to reconstruct the full history of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Tracing the lot of African women from the eve of the colonial period to the present, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch sheds light on issues ranging from gender to economy, politics, society, and culture. With its breadth of coverage and clear analysis of complex questions, this book is destined to become a standard text for scholars and students alike. }Over the last century, the social and economic roles played by African women have evolved dramatically. Long confined to home and field, overlooked by their menfolk and missionaries alike, African women worked, thought, dreamed, and struggled. They migrated to the cities, invented new jobs, and activated the so-called informal economy to become Africas economic and social focal point. As a result, despite their lack of education and relatively low status, women are now Africas best hope for the future. This sweeping and innovative book is the first to reconstruct the full history of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Tracing the lot of African women from the eve of the colonial period to the present, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch explores the stages and forms of womens collective roles as well as their individual emancipation through revolts, urban migrations, economic impacts, social claims, political strength, and creativity. Comparing case studies drawn from throughout the region, she sheds light on issues ranging from gender to economy, politics, society, and culture. Utilizing an impressive array of sources, she highlights broad general patterns without overlooking crucial local variations. With its breadth of coverage and clear analysis of complex questions, this book is destined to become a standard text for scholars and students alike. } |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-285) and index |
| Notes |
English translation of the French text: Les africaines: histoire des femmes d'Afrique noire du XIX au XX siècle. Éditions Desjonquères, ©1994 |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (Taylor & Francis Group platform, viewed January 23, 2019) |
| Subject |
Women -- Africa -- History
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Women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History -- 19th century
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Women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History -- 20th century
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Women -- Africa -- Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Women
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Women -- Social conditions
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Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Raps, Beth G., translator.
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| ISBN |
9780429502491 |
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0429502494 |
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9780429971044 |
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0429971044 |
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9780429982125 |
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0429982127 |
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142949090X |
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9781429490900 |
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