Trouble Showed the Way
Women, Men, and Trade in the Nairobi Area, 1890 - 1990
Seiten
1997
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-21151-4 (ISBN)
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-21151-4 (ISBN)
Relates women's involvement in the staples trade to enhanced self-confidence, the rise of women's organizations, and changes in government policies. This study aims to show that their involvement with trade, not only changes their conceptions of themselves, but also their abilities and their physical beings.
"Robertson's book represents a powerful contribution to African social, economic, and women's history. Highly recommended." —Choice
"An important resource for anyone interested in the history of women and trade in modern Kenya. . . ." —International Journal of African Historical Studies
" . . . a landmark study, meticulously executed and written. . . . it will have a wide impact on some of the most significant questions facing the disciplines of history, anthropology, political science, and development economics." —Gracia Clark
Herskovitz Award-winner Claire Robertson employs a variety of approaches to analyze and weave together this wide-ranging study. Her book provides an extensive case study of historical transformations in gender, agriculture, residence, and civil society. Based on archival documents, library sources (fiction and nonfiction, primary and secondary), surveys and oral histories, participant observation, and quantitative and qualitative analysis, Robertson breaks new ground by focusing on traders in one commodity, dried staples, and comparing and contrasting the evolution of women's trade with men's trade.
"Robertson's book represents a powerful contribution to African social, economic, and women's history. Highly recommended." —Choice
"An important resource for anyone interested in the history of women and trade in modern Kenya. . . ." —International Journal of African Historical Studies
" . . . a landmark study, meticulously executed and written. . . . it will have a wide impact on some of the most significant questions facing the disciplines of history, anthropology, political science, and development economics." —Gracia Clark
Herskovitz Award-winner Claire Robertson employs a variety of approaches to analyze and weave together this wide-ranging study. Her book provides an extensive case study of historical transformations in gender, agriculture, residence, and civil society. Based on archival documents, library sources (fiction and nonfiction, primary and secondary), surveys and oral histories, participant observation, and quantitative and qualitative analysis, Robertson breaks new ground by focusing on traders in one commodity, dried staples, and comparing and contrasting the evolution of women's trade with men's trade.
Claire C. Robertson, Professor of History and Women's Studies at Ohio State University, is the author of Sharing the Same Bowl, winner of the 1985 Herskovits Prize, and co-author of Women and Slavery in Africa and Women and Class in Africa.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.11.1997 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 b&w photos, 3 figures, 3 maps |
| Verlagsort | Bloomington, IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 594 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Technik | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-253-21151-4 / 0253211514 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-21151-4 / 9780253211514 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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