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Trouble showed the way : women, men, and trade in the Nairobi area, 1890-1990 / Claire C. Robertson

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Robertson, Claire C., 1944-
Published
Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents
From Njahe to Nyayo: beans and the evolution of agricultural imperialism in Kenya -- The development of trade in the Nairobi area, 1890 to 1940 -- "Various nefarious happenings": trade, wars and traders' war, 1940 to 1963 -- "Here we come only to struggle": changes in trade, 1964 to 1990 -- "Seeking the freedom to raise my children": changes in marriage -- Organizing: women and collective action, 1920 to 1990 -- Trouble showed the way; conclusion: empowerment?
Summary
Award-winner Claire Robertson employs a variety of approaches to analyze and weave together this wide-ranging study. Her book provides an extensive case study of historical transformations in gender, agriculture, residence, and civil society. Based on archival documents, library sources (fiction and nonfiction, primary and secondary), surveys and oral histories, participant observation, and quantitative and qualitative analysis, Robertson breaks new ground by focusing on traders in one commodity, dried staples, and comparing and contrasting the evolution of women's trade with men's trade.
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ISBN
0585231907 (electronic bk.)
9780585231907 (electronic bk.)
9780253112798 (electronic bk.)
0253112796 (electronic bk.)
6612075716
9786612075711
9780253333605
0253333601
9780253211514
0253211514
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-324) and index.
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