Making modern girls : a history of girlhood, labor, and social development in colonial Lagos / Abosede A. George.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George, Abosede A., author.

Series:

New African histories series.

New African Histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls--Nigeria--Lagos--History--20th century.

Girls.

Child labor--Nigeria--Lagos--History--20th century.

Child labor.

Peddlers--Nigeria--Lagos--History--20th century.

Peddlers.

Public welfare--Nigeria--Lagos--History--20th century.

Public welfare.

Social change--Nigeria--Lagos.

Social change.

Lagos (Nigeria)--Social conditions--20th century.

Lagos (Nigeria).

Great Britain--Colonies--Social policy.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Making Modern Girls, Abosede A. George examines the influence of African social reformers and the developmentalist colonial state on the practice and ideology of girlhood as well as its intersection with child labor in Lagos, Nigeria. It draws from gender studies, generational studies, labor history, and urban history to shed new light on the complex workings of African cities from the turn of the twentieth century through the nationalist era of the 1950's. The two major schemes at the center of this study were the modernization project of elite Lagosian women and the salvationist project

Contents:

Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8214-4501-4

OCLC:

903422892