Women and Collective Action in Africa
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Women and Collective Action in Africa

Development, Democratization, and Empowerment, with Special Focus on Sierra Leone

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eBook - PDF

Women and Collective Action in Africa

Development, Democratization, and Empowerment, with Special Focus on Sierra Leone

About this book

This book examines women's movements and women's collective action in Africa. Steady begins her examination in pre-colonial times, moving through the colonial period to the present. She looks at the various arenas which collective action has and can influence, comparing the impact on economic growth, education, democratizations, family formation, and women's rights. Steady uses Sierra Leone as the focus of her inquiry, in order for a detailed story to illustrate larger themes, but in every area makes comparisons to different parts of Africa; the case study here guides a larger inquiry. Written as a text, the book carefully explains the theoretical ideas (e.g., all key terms are defined, and then there is a discussion of how they relate to African issues specifically) and the historical knowledge (e.g., all historical events are described, there is no assumption of knowledge of African history) necessary to understand the meaning of current women's groups. What results is a clear and comprehensive treatment of an issue which is increasingly central to understanding changes taking place on the African continent today.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgment
  6. Acronyms
  7. Chapter One: The Challenge and Conceptual Framework
  8. Chapter Two: The Context and Background
  9. Chapter Three: Collective Action for Political Empowerment
  10. Chapter Four: Collective Action for Economic Empowerment
  11. Chapter Five: Collective Action for Educational and Occupational Empowerment
  12. Chapter Six: "Traditional" Associations
  13. Chapter Seven: Mutual-Aid Associations
  14. Chapter Eight: Islam and Women's Associations
  15. Chapter Nine: Christianity and Women's Associations
  16. Chapter Ten: Comparative Insights at the National Level
  17. Chapter Eleven: Comparative Insights at the Regional/Pan-African and International Levels
  18. Chapter Twelve: Conclusion
  19. Notes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index
  22. Index of People’s Names
  23. Index of Place Names