Gender, Ethnicity and Social Change on the Upper Slave Coast
A History of the Anlo-Ewe
Seiten
1996
James Currey (Verlag)
978-0-85255-622-1 (ISBN)
James Currey (Verlag)
978-0-85255-622-1 (ISBN)
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Brings together the fields of gender studies and ethnic studies to examine precolonial Africa.
The focus is on the history of the Anlo-Ewe of south-eastern Ghana from the 17th-19th centuries, though in the last two chapters the author extends her analysis to the 20th century. The changing boundary between 'we' and 'they' isdocumented, as the community absorbed refugees, traders and conquerors. As family elders competed for limited resources, they began to sacrifice the interests of young women under their authority. The women reacted against beingmarginalized, and aligned themselves with non-kin, who most often were religiously influential ethnic outsiders in the community. By the end of the 19th century, the boundary between 'we' and 'they', and the way in which men and women interacted, had changed significantly.
The focus is on the history of the Anlo-Ewe of south-eastern Ghana from the 17th-19th centuries, though in the last two chapters the author extends her analysis to the 20th century. The changing boundary between 'we' and 'they' isdocumented, as the community absorbed refugees, traders and conquerors. As family elders competed for limited resources, they began to sacrifice the interests of young women under their authority. The women reacted against beingmarginalized, and aligned themselves with non-kin, who most often were religiously influential ethnic outsiders in the community. By the end of the 19th century, the boundary between 'we' and 'they', and the way in which men and women interacted, had changed significantly.
Transformations; gendered responses - ethnic outsiders in 18th- and 19th-century Anlo; the road not taken; ethnicity in colonial Anlo - the gender connection; gender in colonial and post-colonial Anlo - the ethnic connection; conclusion.
| Reihe/Serie | Social History of Africa |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 17 b/w, 15 line illus. |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 227 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85255-622-5 / 0852556225 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85255-622-1 / 9780852556221 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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