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Kenny, Christina

Reimagining the Gendered Nation: Citizenship and Human Rights in Postcolonial Kenya Christina Kenny. - Woodbridge (UK): Boydell & Brewer Ltd; 2022. - xvi, 228 p.: - Eastern Africa Series ; v.55 .

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.

ISBN: 9781800105560 1800105568 9781800105577 1800105576

Source: 22573/ctv2k1j3dm JSTOR

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC2L6813 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020821256 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1895-1963

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Social conditions.--Kenya
Women--Political activity--Kenya.
Postcolonialism--Kenya.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Kenya
Femmes--Activit�e politique--Kenya.
Postcolonialisme--Kenya.
HISTORY / Africa / East.
Postcolonialism
Women--Political activity
Women--Social conditions

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Kenya--History--1895-1963.
Kenya--Histoire--1895-1963.
Kenya

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: HQ1796.5 / .K45 2022