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Reimagining the Gendered Nation: Citizenship and Human Rights in Postcolonial Kenya Christina Kenny.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Eastern Africa Series ; v.55Publication details: Woodbridge (UK): Boydell & Brewer Ltd; 2022.Description: xvi, 228 pISBN:
  • 9781800105560
  • 1800105568
  • 9781800105577
  • 1800105576
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reimagining the Gendered NationLOC classification:
  • HQ1796.5 .K45 2022
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Ethnic Identities -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Kenya Colony in British East Africa: A History of Ethno-patriarchy -- 2 Bodies as Battlefields, Bodies as Weapons: The Colonial Regulation of Women's Bodies -- 3 Myths of Sorority: Kenyan Women's Community Organisation -- 4 Everyday Violence: Violence against Women during Elections and Times of Peace -- 5 Gendered Citizenship, Politics and Public Space: Women's Participation in Government -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Field Work, Focus Groups and Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Explores the complex and intersecting dimensions of gender, ethnicity, and culture on women in the Global South, as well as the central roles of women in resisting colonial rule, and their foundational contributions to post-independence constitutional reform and nation building.
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Includes bibliography and index.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Ethnic Identities -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Kenya Colony in British East Africa: A History of Ethno-patriarchy -- 2 Bodies as Battlefields, Bodies as Weapons: The Colonial Regulation of Women's Bodies -- 3 Myths of Sorority: Kenyan Women's Community Organisation -- 4 Everyday Violence: Violence against Women during Elections and Times of Peace -- 5 Gendered Citizenship, Politics and Public Space: Women's Participation in Government -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Field Work, Focus Groups and Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index

Explores the complex and intersecting dimensions of gender, ethnicity, and culture on women in the Global South, as well as the central roles of women in resisting colonial rule, and their foundational contributions to post-independence constitutional reform and nation building.

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