Gender and colonialism : a history of Kaoko in north-western Namibia, 1870s-1950s / Lorena Rizzo ; introduction by Patricia Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rizzo, Lorena, author.

Hayes, Patricia, author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Basel Namibia studies series ; 14.

Basel Namibia Studies Series, 2234-9561 ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's rights--Namibia--Kaokoland.

Women's rights.

Kaokoland (Namibia)--Colonial influence.

Kaokoland (Namibia).

Kaokoland (Namibia)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 331 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book deals with colonialism on a Namibian periphery and considers both the German colonial period as well as South African rule in the country. The marginality of the Kaoko region within this colonial topography of power is analysed as a dynamic and fractured feature where power relations and constellations remained highly contested. The dynamics of gender within a regional society constituted of men and women, African and European, receive special attention within frameworks engaging with colonial photography, oral histories and gendered visions.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Basel, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783905758498

3905758490

OCLC:

966814075