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15 of the Best Books and Articles on: Women in Africa

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1.

African Women: A Modern History » Read Now
by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch, Beth Gillian Raps. 308 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

"A cornucopia of historical & contemporary information about the life of women south of the Sahara.... An essential work." Choice "[A] pathbreaking effort.... Fills a conspicuous gap in African studies." Foreign Affairs
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Women in Africa: Studies in Social and Economic Change » Read Now
by Nancy J. Hafkin, Edna G. Bay. 306 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Women in Africa Women in Africa Studies in Social and Economic Change Edited by Nancy...the Niger Delta The Interlacustrine and Nyamwezi Regions of East Africa Women in...
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Patriarchy and Class: African Women in the Home and the Workforce » Read Now
by Sharon B. Stichter, Jane L. Parpart. 233 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Editor Patriarchy and Class: African Women in the Home and the Workforce...White Patriarchy and Class African Women in the Home and the Workforce...analysis to the...
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African Encounters with Domesticity » Read Now
by Karen Tranberg Hansen. 320 pgs.

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...the household Rogers 1980 . African women in many countries still face an...Political Consciousness among Rural African Women in Southern Rhodesia, 1950-1980...management...
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Women and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Power, Opportunities, and Constraints » Read Now
by Marianne N. Bloch. 306 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
6.

Women and Sustainable Development in Africa » Read Now
by Valentine Udoh James. 210 pgs.

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Sustainable development has traditionally neglected the contributions of women until recently. Government and institutions in developing countries, as well as foreign aid agencies, are just beginning to realize the important roles filled by women as farmers, entrepreneurs, food providers, educators...
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Sustainable development has traditionally neglected the contributions of women until recently. Government and institutions in developing countries, as well as foreign aid agencies, are just beginning to realize the important roles filled by women as farmers, entrepreneurs, food providers, educators, and role models in developing countries and are attempting to integrate women into nongovernmental organization projects and voluntary organization programs. According to James and his contributors, women should not be just acknowledged, they must be included in the planning, construction, implementation, and operation of development schemes in Africa in order for development to be successful and widespread.
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The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion, and Politics in West Africa » Read Now
by Lucy Creevey, Barbara Callaway. 217 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
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Oppression and Resistance: The Struggle of Women in Southern Africa » Read Now
by Richard E. Lapchick, Stephanie Urdang. 202 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...RESISTANCE The Struggle of Women in Southern Africa RICHARD E. LAPCHICK AND...2. Occupations of African Women in South Africa, 1960-1970...WOMEN IN THE RURAL AREAS African...
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African Market Women and Economic Power: The Role of Women in African Economic Development » Read Now
by Bessie House-Midamba, Felix K. Ekechi. 214 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

An interdisciplinary study of market women from all parts of Africa shows how, from historical times to the present, African women have used the economic power they have derived from market activities and commercial enterprises to improve their social and political status in a man's world. They used...
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An interdisciplinary study of market women from all parts of Africa shows how, from historical times to the present, African women have used the economic power they have derived from market activities and commercial enterprises to improve their social and political status in a man's world. They used their wealth in pre-colonial times to obtain titles and even chieftainship. Because of their involvement in trade, many women acquired considerable property, especially real estate. The authors stress the positive aspect of women's economic activities, but also point out the prevalent sexual division of labor in Africa as a limiting factor. They illustrate the concomitant struggle between men and women over certain market items traditionally associated with one or the other sex. They analyze the cultural, social, and economic barriers that restrict female involvement in some economic activities. Nevertheless, the overwhelming conclusion by all of the writers, who are Africans and Americans, is that women play a major role in the economic sector of all the regions of the continent.
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Widows in African Societies: Choices and Constraints » Read Now
by Betty Potash. 314 pgs.

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...establishes norms. The fact that African women in traditional ecologies are now...our lens for studying single women in Africa and in Afro- America. By looking...nearly...
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Global Dimensions of the African Diaspora (includes "Women of Africa and the African Diaspora: Linkages and Influences") » Read Now
by Joseph E. Harris. 534 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Global Dimensions of the African Diaspora collects selected essays from the First and Second African Diaspora Institutes and other essays. This revised second edition, with broader geographical scope than the first edition, places greater emphasis on historical and sociopolitical analysis. New...
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Global Dimensions of the African Diaspora collects selected essays from the First and Second African Diaspora Institutes and other essays. This revised second edition, with broader geographical scope than the first edition, places greater emphasis on historical and sociopolitical analysis. New essays that examine the African experience and slavery in the Mediterranean, the black experience in Brazil, African religious retentions in Latin American countries, and essays by women that focus on the experience and contributions of African women of the diaspora address significant areas omitted in the first volume.
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African Traditional Religions in Contemporary Society (includes "Role of Women in African Religion" and "Role of Women in African Traditional Religion") » Read Now
by Jacob K. Olupona. 199 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Dollars and Lipstick: The United States through the Eyes of African Women, in Africa » Read Now
by Yvette Djachechi Monga. 16 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...reflections of the image that African women in general and Cameroonian women...be representative of those of African women in other countries who likewise...now invite the...
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Structural Adjustment and African Women Farmers » Read Now
by Christina H. Gladwin. 418 pgs.

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...aggregate food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Because women are now at the core of the...and marketing FAO 1985 . Women in Africa typically work up to 16 hours...is...
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The Tribe and Its Successors: An Account of African Traditional Life and European Settlement in Southern Rhodesia » Read Now
by William Rayner. 242 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library