African womanhood in colonial Kenya, 1900-50.0821415670 African womanhood wom·an·hood n. 1. The state or time of being a woman. 2. The composite of qualities thought to be appropriate to or representative of women. 3. in colonial Kenya, 1900-50. Kanogo, Tabitha. Ohio University Press Ohio University Press is part of Ohio University. It publishes under its own name and the imprint Swallow Press. External links
2005 268 pages $49.95 Hardcover Eastern African studies African studies (also known as Africana studies) is the study of Africa, and can encompass such fields as social and economic development, politics, history, culture, sociology, anthropology or linguistics. A specialist in African studies is referred to as an Africanist. HQ1796 How they were treated, how they dressed, if they were to be educated, if and how they married, if they ever experienced sexual pleasure, and even if they were allowed to live were seemingly in the hands of African and British male authority figures. Yet Kenyan women in the first half of the twentieth century nevertheless managed to find their identities for themselves and establish at least some level of control over their own lives. Kanogo (history, U. of California at Berkeley) describes the social and legal status of African women in late colonial times, particularly in Kenya, what was legally and culturally expected of them in terms of their sexuality, ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic , and status as a woman, their complex relationship with their own dowries and the family forces behind them, the influence of colonial and traditional medicine and like regulation on their roles as mothers, and the question of whether beings so debased de·base tr.v. de·based, de·bas·ing, de·bas·es To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See Synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade. [de- + base2. could and should be educated. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion