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Igbo women and economic transformation in southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960 / Gloria Chuku.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chuku, Gloria.
- Series:
- African studies (Routledge (Firm))
- African studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women, Igbo--Economic conditions.
- Women, Igbo.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Contents:
- The Igbo region before 1900 : a survey
- Women in the economy before 1900
- "We hold our families' bowls" : colonialism, women, agriculture and food processing
- Double endowments or double-edged sword? women, crafts and local industrials
- Trade and new economic order
- "If not for trade who would have given us wealth?" the women traders
- The untouchable vultures : women in resistance movements
- Conclusion : Igbo women's economic role in historical and comparative perspective.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415972108
- OCLC:
- 56096068
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