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African women : a modern history
Uniform Title
Africaines. English
Title
African women : a modern history / Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch ; translated by Beth Gillian Raps.
ISBN
0429502494
0429982127
142949090X
9780429502491
9780429982125
9781429490900
0813323606
0813323614
9780813323602
9780813323619
Published
Boulder, Colo. : WestviewPress, 1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages) : illustrations, map
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2017.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"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 women's 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."--Jacket
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine. Africaines. English. African women. Boulder, Colo. : WestviewPress, 1997
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Social change in global perspective
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-285) and index.
Contents
Nineteenth-century women
Peasant women
Slave women
Women and trade at the dawn of colonialism
Powerful women; Female identity and culture
From the country to the city
Rural women and colonialism
Women and urban migration
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
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 war for national liberation
Sexuality and emancipation.
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Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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