African women south of the Sahara
By: edited by Margaret Jean Hay and Sharon Stichter.
Contributors: Hay, Margaret Jean.; Stichter, Sharon.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Longman Scienctific & Technical; Copublished in the U.S. by Wiley; Longman Group
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Harlow, Essex, England; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions; Women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions; Women in politics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Description: African Women South of the Sahara provides a comprehensive survey of the economic, social, cultural and political roles of women in Africa today and in the past. The book is written from the perspective of a number of disciplines, but sets the role of women in an historical context and covers all the major sub-Saharan nations and peoples, including South Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-295) and index.