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The making of elite women : revolution and nation building in Eritrea
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This book captures the intriguing stories of different generations of women within the Eritrean nation building process. Theoretical analyses of political and social change are combined with extens...
This book captures the intriguing stories of different generations of women within the Eritrean nation building process. Theoretical analyses of political and social change are combined with extensive field research to provide a comprehensive picture of modernisation processes in Eritrea.
Details
- Creator
- by Tanja R. Muller
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1280867698, 9786610867691, 1429452803, 9047407075, 1433704013, 9004142878
- OCLC
- ocn476024654, ocn228168904
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-296) and index.
- English
- List of appendices; Acknowledgements; Glossary of foreign words; List of acronyms; INTRODUCTION; 1 SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN A REVOLUTIONARY SOCIETY - THE CONTEXT; 2 WITHIN THE ERITREAN REVOLUTION: NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND WOMEN'S LIBERATION - CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES OR COMPLEMENTARY AGENDA?; 3 METHODOLOGY; 4 OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATES: THE STRUGGLE AS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY - SOME HISTORIES; 5 THE JOURNEY THROUGH SCHOOLING - SUCCESSES AND TRIBULATIONS OF YOUNG WOMEN IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- 6 WOMEN IN THE ELITE I: CHALLENGES OF THE PRESENT, EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE 7 WOMEN IN THE ELITE II: AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE - THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL EMANCIPATION; 8 THE STORY SO FAR - CONCLUSION; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index