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- Holding the World Together: African Women in Changing Perspective
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
- Series: Women in Africa and the Diaspora
summary
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
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
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Introduction
- pp. 5-18
- Part I. Representations of and by African Women
- Part II. Religion and Politics
- 6. African Women Organize
- pp. 125-144
- 7. Women and Politics in Africa
- pp. 145-166
- Part III. Economy and Society
- 12. Women and the New African Diaspora
- pp. 255-272
- Part IV. Love, Marriage, and Women’s Bodies, Past and Present
- 13. Love, Marriage, and Families in Africa
- pp. 275-294
- Coda: Transforming Visions
- pp. 357-358
- Contributors
- pp. 359-364
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299321130
Related ISBN(s)
9780299321109, 9780299321147
MARC Record
OCLC
1096238202
Pages
392
Launched on MUSE
2019-04-29
Language
English
Open Access
No