Peasants, traders, and wives : Shona women in the history of Zimbabwe, 1870-1939 / Elizabeth Schmidt.
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TextSeries: Social history of AfricaPublisher: Portsmouth, NH : Harare : London : Heinemann ; Baobab ; J. Currey, 1992Description: xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0435080644
- 9780435080648
- 0435080660
- 9780435080662
- 0852556578
- 9780852556573
- 0852556071
- 9780852556078
- Women, Shona -- History -- 19th century
- Women, Shona -- History -- 20th century
- Women, Shona -- Social conditions
- Patriarchy -- Zimbabwe -- History
- Shona (African people) -- Government relations
- Shona (African people) -- Politics and government
- Zimbabwe -- Foreign relations
- Zimbabwe -- Politics and government
- 305.488963975 22
- DT2913.S55 S36 1992
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 305.488963975 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A424826B |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-274) and index.
Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- Introduction -- 1. Beholden to Two Patriarchies: Shona Women on the Eve of European Conquest and in the Early Years of Occupation -- 2. Shona Women and Work: The Backbone of Rural Production -- 3. African Producers and Settler Law: The Decline of the Goromonzi Peasantry and the Marginalization of Women -- 4. Gender Ideology, Economics, and the Social Control of African Women -- 5. Missionary Education for Women and Girls: The Domestication of African Women -- 6. African Women and European Domestic Service: Another Look at the Sexual Threat -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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