Christina Kenny

Reimagining the Gendered Nation

Citizenship and Human Rights in Postcolonial Kenya

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores the complex and intersecting dimensions of gender, ethnicity, and culture on women in the Global South, as well as the central roles of women in resisting colonial rule, and their foundational contributions to post-independence constitutional reform and nation building.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell and Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781847012999
• ISBN-10: 184701299X
• Artikelnr.: 64102952

Autorenporträt

Christina Kenny is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of New England, Australia. She works on human rights and development with a focus on post-colonial histories, gendered citizenship, and gender and sexuality rights in the Global South, particularly East Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Ethnic Identities List of
Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Kenya Colony in British East Africa: A
History of Ethno-patriarchy 2. Bodies as Battlefields, Bodies as Weapons:
The Colonial Regulation of Women's Bodies 3. Myths of Sorority: Kenyan
Women's Community Organisation 4. Everyday Violence: Violence Against Women
During Elections and Times of Peace 5. Gendered Citizenship, Politics and
Public Space: Women's Participation in Government Conclusion Appendix:
Field work, Focus Groups and Interviews Bibliography