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100 1 $aCoquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50020407
240 10 $aAfricaines.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96106217
245 10 $aAfrican women :$ba modern history /$cCatherine Coquery-Vidrovitch ; translated by Beth Gillian Raps.
250 $aAugmented new ed.
260 $aBoulder, Colo. :$bWestview Press,$c1997.
300 $axviii, 308 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aSocial change in global perspective
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tPeasant Women --$g2.$tSlave Women --$g3.$tWomen and Trade at the Dawn of Colonialism --$g4.$tPowerful Women --$g5.$tFemale Identity and Culture --$g6.$tRural Women and Colonialism --$g7.$tWomen and Urban Migration --$g8.$tThe Urban Condition --$g9.$tWomen and Trade --$g10.$tDomestic Service --$g11.$tProstitution: From "Free" Women to Women with AIDS --$g12.$tWomen and Factory Work --$g13.$tWomen and Poverty: The Future of Female Informal-Sector Employment --$g14.$tWomen and School --$g15.$tWomen and Politics: Resistance and Action in West Africa --$g16.$tWomen and Politics: Delay in Zaire --$g17.$tWomen and Politics: The Wars for National Liberation --$g18.$tSexuality and Emancipation --$tConclusion: The Future --$tBibliography: African Women in Modern History.
520 $aTracing the lot of African women from the eve of the colonial period to the present, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch explores the stages and forms of women's collective roles as well as their individual emancipation through revolts, urban migrations, economic impacts, social claims, political strength, and creativity. Comparing case studies drawn from throughout the region, she sheds light on issues ranging from gender to economy, politics, society, and culture.
520 8 $aUtilizing an impressive array of sources, she highlights broad general patterns without overlooking crucial local variations. With its breadth of coverage and clear analysis of complex questions, this book is destined to become a standard text for scholars and students alike.
650 0 $aWomen$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aWomen$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xHistory$y20th century.
830 0 $aSocial change in global perspective.
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