African market women
Subtitle: seven life stories from Ghana
By: Gracia Clark
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington; Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780253354174; 9780253221544
Description: "In these lively life stories, women market traders from Ghana comment on changing social and economic times and on reasons for their prosperity or decline in fortunes. Gracia Clark shows that market women are intimately connected with economic policy on a global scale. Many work at the intersection of sophisticated networks of transnational commerce and migration. They have dramatic memories of independence and the growth of their new nation, including political rivalries, price controls, and violent raids on the market. The experiences of these women give substance to their reflections on globalization, capital accumulation, colonialism, technological change, environmental degradation, teenage pregnancy, marriage, children, changing gender roles, and spirituality. Clark's commentary illuminates the complex historical and cultural setting of these deeply revealing lives."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-262) and index.