Holding the World Together: African Women in Changing PerspectiveNwando Achebe, Claire Robertson University of Wisconsin Pres, 16 Nis 2019 - 392 sayfa Featuring contributions from some of the most accomplished scholars on the topic, Holding the World Together explores the rich and varied ways in which women have wielded power across the African continent, from the precolonial period to the present. Suitable for classroom use, this comprehensive volume considers such topics as the representation of African women, their role in national liberation movements, their experiences of religious fundamentalism (both Christian and Muslim), their incorporation into the world economy, changing family and marriage systems, impacts of the world economy on their lives and livelihoods, and the unique challenges they face in the areas of health and disease. Contributors: Nwando Achebe, Ousseina Alidou, Signe Arnfred, Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois, Henryatta Ballah, Teresa Barnes, Josephine Beoku-Betts, Emily Burril, Abena P. A. Busia, Gracia Clark, Alicia Decker, Karen Flint, December Green, Cajetan Iheka, Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth M. Perego, Claire Robertson, Kathleen Sheldon, Aili Mari Tripp, Cassandra Veney |
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Holding the World Together Abena P A Busia | 3 |
Introduction Claire Robertson and Nwando Achebe | 5 |
Part I Representations of and by African Women | 19 |
Part II Religion and Politics | 59 |
Part III Economy and Society | 167 |
Part IV Love Marriage and Womens Bodies Past and Present | 273 |
Contributors | 359 |
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