Global exchanges and gender perspectives in Africa /

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The global perspectives adopted in this volume by the authors, from different academic disciplines and social experiences, ought not to be locked in sterile linearity which within process of globalisation would fail to perceive, the irreversible opening up of the worlds of the south. There is the ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ouédraogo, Jean-Bernard, 1958-, Achieng', Roseline M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dakar : Kampala : Codesria ; Fountain Publishers, 2011.
Series:Codesria book series.
Subjects:
Sex role and globalization > Africa.
Globalization > Social aspects > Africa.
Women > Africa > Economic conditions.
Rôle selon le sexe et mondialisation > Afrique.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Afrique.
Femmes > Afrique > Conditions économiques.
Bilingual & multilingual dictionaries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Developing & Emerging Countries.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Sex role and globalization.
Women > Economic conditions.
Africa.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introductions Gender in a Global Market Society; 2. The Difference in the System of the Self: A Philosophical COntribution to the Gender Approach; 3. ""Celebrating"" the female Body in Global Trade: Fashion, Media and Music in Kenya; 4. The Impact of Globalization on Women Peasants and Traders in Nigeria's Delta Region (1986-2002); 5. Globalization and the Question of Women Smugglers in East Africa: OBservations of a Cross Kenya-Uganda Boundary (1980-2002); 6. Gender and Fair Trade in Cameroon.
  • 7. Trade and INformation Systems: The Case of Wrap Sellers in Brazzaville (Congo)8. The Role of Social Capital in the Establishment and Sustenance of Women's MIcro-businesses: A Case Study of Butere-Mumias District, Kenya; 9. Gender, Trade Liberalization and the Multilateral rading System: Towards an African Perspective; Back cover.

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