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Gender, land and livelihoods in East Africa : through farmers' eyes /

This book illustrates in rich detail the complexity and diversity of women's lives in Maragoli, western Kenya, as they work to sustain their soils and negotiate a plethora of competing demands and constraints in an increasingly stressful economic environment. With extensive use of personal narr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verma, Ritu (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, [2001]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foreword; Preface; Dedication and Acknowledgements; PART I: Introduction; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Gender-based Research Methodology; PART II: The Context; Chapter Three: Maragoli in Context; PART IIl: The Gendered Terrain of the Farm; Chapter Four: Gender and the Micropolitics of Land; PART IV: Gender and the Politics of Labour: Between Toil and Soil; Chapter Five: The Diversity of Farmers' Gendered Experiences; Chapter Six: Diverse Farming and Soil Management Practices: "Don't You Know That Agriculture and Soils are the Same Thing?"