Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) |
Contents |
Gender and Power: The Women Chiefs of Sierra Leone -- Men's and Women's Cultural Associations: The Construction of Gender and Gendered Authority -- Women of Authority Before the Colonial Era -- Women Chiefs During the Nineteenth Century Wars of Trade, Expansion, and State-Building -- Women Leaders and the Mediation of Colonial Rule -- Women Chiefs and the Nation State -- The Sierra Leone Civil War and the Challenges for Women's Customary Authority |
Summary |
This book addresses thegendered political authority in Sierra Leone, a relatively unknown topic, and looks at the part it plays in women's history, political history, political transformation in Africa, and global women's political leadership |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Women -- Sierra Leone -- History
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Power (Social sciences) -- Sierra Leone -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Power (Social sciences)
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Women
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Geschlechterrolle.
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Häuptling.
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Frau.
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Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone.
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780230337923 |
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0230337929 |
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9781283439886 |
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1283439883 |
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9786613439888 |
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6613439886 |
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