Women and COllective Action in Africa : Development, Democratization and Empowerment.

Examines women's movements and women's collective action in Africa. The author uses Sierra Leone as the focus of her inquiry, in order for a detailed story to illustrate larger themes, but in every area makes comparisons to different parts of Africa. The case study included in this book gu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steady, Filomina Chioma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Temas:
Women > Africa > Societies and clubs.
Non-governmental organizations > Africa.
Women in development > Africa.
Feminism > Africa.
Femmes > Afrique > Associations.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Afrique.
Femmes dans le développement > Afrique.
Féminisme > Afrique.
Gender studies: women > Africa.
Society.
Feminism
Non-governmental organizations
Women in development
Women > Societies and clubs
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgment; Acronyms; Chapter One: The Challenge and Conceptual Framework; Chapter Two: The Context and Background; Chapter Three: Collective Action for Political Empowerment; Chapter Four: Collective Action for Economic Empowerment; Chapter Five: Collective Action for Educational and Occupational Empowerment; Chapter Six: "Traditional" Associations; Chapter Seven: Mutual-Aid Associations; Chapter Eight: Islam and Women's Associations; Chapter Nine: Christianity and Women's Associations.
  • Chapter Ten: Comparative Insights at the National LevelChapter Eleven: Comparative Insights at the Regional/Pan-African and International Levels; Chapter Twelve: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Index of People's Names; Index of Place Names.

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