YORUBA WOMEN, WORK, AND SOCIAL CHANGE |
Book Category:
Social Science > Women's Studies
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Author:
McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 13:
9780253220547
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Price:
USD 24.95
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Publication Year:
2009
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Publisher Info
Mollie Ables,
Indiana University Press,601 N. Morton St,
Bloomington ,
Indiana - 47404-3797,USA
Web: iupress.indiana.edu Inquiry
Book Description
The Yoruba, one of the largest and most historically important ethnic groups in Nigeria, are noted for the economic activity, confidence, and authority of their women. Yoruba Women, Work, and Social Change traces the history of women in Yorubaland from around 1820 to 1960 and Nigerian independence.
Book Review and Awards
(CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2009)