Women, work & domestic virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003
By: Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo & Marjorie Keniston McIntosh.
Contributors: McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston.
Series: Eastern African studies; Eastern African studies (London, England)
Publisher: James Currey; Ohio University Press; Fountain Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; Athens, Ohio; Kampala [Uganda]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780852559888; 9780852559871; 9789970025862; 9780821417331; 9780821417348
Subjects: Women -- Employment -- Uganda -- History; Women -- Uganda -- Social conditions
Other titles: Women, work and domestic virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003.
Description: "This book offers a complete historical picture of women's work in Uganda, tracing its development from pre-colonial times into the present and future. Setting these economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, it provides the first general account of women's experiences amidst the changes that shaped the country."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-299) and index.
Table of contents: title: PART I. INTRODUCTION.; title: Introduction; title: Uganda: its districts & people; title: PART II. THE GENERATIONS OF GRADUAL CHANGE 1900-71.; title: The early colonial world 1900-39; title: Women's issues & the domestic virtue model; title: The late colonial period 1940-62; title: The early independence years 1962-71; title: PART III. RADICAL TRANSFORMATIONS FOR UGANDA & ITS WOMEN 1971-2003.; title: The Amin/Obote II period 1971-86; title: Broader developments for women during the NRM period 1986-2003; title: Work & gender issues in the NRM years; title: Women & work in 2003. Assessment & recommendations; title: Appendices: A. Newpapers analyzed by year ; B. People interviewed ; C. Quantitative information about the District Sample ; D. Report on Women Leaders' Meeting, 20 March 2003.