This collection of papers-all but one previously unpublished-presents the results of recent field research in the disciplines of history, political science, ant

The "woman question", this book asserts, is a Western one, and not a proper lens for viewing African society. A work that rethinks gender as a Western contructi

A major literary and scholarly work that transforms perceptions of West African women's history and culture.

FOR SALE IN AFRICA ONLY An innovative and valuable resource for understanding women's roles in changing societies, this book brings together the history of Afri

Explores the paradoxical image of African women as exceptionally oppressed, but also as strong, resourceful and rebellious.