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Indigenous African knowledge production : food-processing practices among Kenyan rural women /

In Indigenous African Knowledge Production, Njoki Nathani Wane uses food-processing practices -- preparing, preserving, cooking, and serving -- as an entry point into the Indigenous knowledge of the Embu and the role that rural Embu women play in creating and transmitting it.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wane, Njoki Nathani (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Map of Kenya
  • Introduction
  • Food Processing: Embu Women and Indigenous Knowledges
  • Kenya: The Land, the People, and the Socio-political Economy
  • The Everyday Experiences of Embu Women
  • Food Preservation and Change
  • Gender Relations, Decision Making, and Food Preferences
  • Indigenous Technology and the Influence of New Innovations
  • Removing the Margins: Including Indigenous Women's Voices in Knowledge Production
  • Contesting Knowledge: Some Concluding Thoughts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.