Gloria Chuku

Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960

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Produktbeschreibung

This study will analyze the complexity and flexibility of gender relations in Igbo society with emphasis on such major cultural zones as the Anioma, the Ngwa, the Onitsha, the Nsukka, and the Aro.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780415972109
• ISBN-10: 0415972108
• Artikelnr.: 22275548

Autorenporträt

Gloria Chuku is Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at UMBC.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Igbo Region Before 1900: A Survey 2. Women in the
Economy Before 1900 3. "We Hold Our Families' Bowls": Colonialism, Women,
Agriculture and Food Processing 4. Double Endowments or Double-Edged Sword?
Women, Crafts and Local Industries 5. Trade and the New Economic Order 6.
"If Not For Trade, Who Would Have Given Us Wealth?" The Women Traders 7.
The Untouchable Vultures: Women in Resistance Movements 8. Conclusion: Igbo
Women's Economic Role in Historical and Comparative Perspective