Local knowledge and gender in Ghana / Christine Müller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Müller, Christine.

Series:

Kultur und soziale Praxis

Kultur und soziale Praxis = Culture and social practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Ghana--Societies and clubs.

Women.

Knowledge, Theory of--Ghana.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Knowledge and learning.

Ghana.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : Transcript, 2005.

Contents:

Knowledge between globalization and localization

Doing research and writing wor(l)ds

Conceptualising local knowledge

Knowledge transfer over generations: continuity and change

"Traditional" institutions as arenas of knowledge struggle

Social networking between women's organizations

The migrating knowledge

Decentralised political institutions: knowledge between bureaucratising and lobbying

Glocalised practices: towards a knowledge society.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral - Bielefeld) under the title: Coming out of our shells - local knowledge and gender in Ghana.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index.

ISBN:

389942378X

OCLC:

63196809