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Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her labor, her body, and he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ndambuki, Berida, 1936- (Autor), Robertson, Claire C., 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2000]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ndambuki, Berida, > 1936-
Frau.
Femmes > Kenya > Nairobi (region) > Biographies.
Erlebnisbericht
Frau
Women.
Grocers.
HISTORY / Africa / General
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Grocers > Kenya > Nairobi Region > Biography.
Women > Kenya > Nairobi Region > Biography.
Kenia
Kenya > Nairobi Region.
Kenya
Nairobi Region (Kenya) > Biography.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her labor, her body, and her spirit. She invokes a many-faceted picture of central Kenyan life in this compelling narrative.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780253014658

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