Voices from Mutira Change in the Lives of Rural Gikuyu Women, 1910-95

Name: Voices from Mutira Change in the Lives of Rural Gikuyu Women, 1910-95
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ISBN: 9781555876029

ISBN-10: 1555876021

ISBN-13: 9781555876029

Edition: 2nd 1996

Authors: Jean Davison

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Documenting the changes occurring since the 1984 study, this edition provides a collection of life histories from the women of Mutira. Two new introductory chapters frame the life histories within the context both of significant macro-level transitions in Kenya and current thinking on gender.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Publication date: 12/31/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792



Preface to the Second Edition


Biographical Time Line



Introduction: Change in Mutira Women's Lives



Kenya and the Gikuyu: Social and Historical Contexts



Wanjiku: The Life of a Traditional Woman



Wamutira: The First Wife



Watoro's Story: Poverty Is Like Dust



Wangeci's Story: A Widow Among Women



Wanoi: The Many Facets of a Midwife



Nyambura: Child of Independence



Wanja: Forward-Looking Woman



The Life Histories in Retrospect


Appendix


Glossary


References


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