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"Women forget that men are the masters" : gender antagonism and socio-economic change in Kisii District, Kenya
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"Women Forget that Men are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya, is about conflicts between men and women in contemporary Kisii. The author argues that ...
"Women Forget that Men are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya, is about conflicts between men and women in contemporary Kisii. The author argues that male identity, sense of worth and prestige have been more deeply affected by socio-economic change than female identity."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Margrethe Silberschmidt
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- Language
- English
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- Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet ; Somerset, NJ : Distributor in North America, Transaction Publishers, 1999
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- 186 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9789171064394, 9171064397
- OCLC
- ocm41387867
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-186).
- 1. Background to the Study -- 2. Historical Background - Gender Constructions and Social Value in Pre-Colonial and Colonial Kisii -- 3. The Making of Males and Females in Contemporary Kisii -- 4. Marriage, Identity and Social Value -- 5. The Contemporary Kisii Household - Gender Roles, Identity and Social Value in Every Day Life -- 6. Fertility, Identity and Social Value -- 7. Sexuality, Identity and Social Value -- 8. Gender Antagonism, Social Value and Identities