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Women in Twentieth-Century Africa
Engelsk Hardback
Women in Twentieth-Century Africa
Engelsk Hardback

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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.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
248
ISBN-13:
9780521517072
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0521517079
Udg. Dato:
26 apr 2016
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
157mm
Højde:
235mm
Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato:
26 apr 2016
Forfatter(e):
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