03181nam 2200649Ia 450 991045115810332120200520144314.01-281-36816-497866113681661-4039-7949-910.1057/9781403979490(CKB)1000000000342654(SSID)ssj0000273093(PQKBManifestationID)11244085(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273093(PQKBWorkID)10309731(PQKB)10570704(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7949-0(MiAaPQ)EBC308399(Au-PeEL)EBL308399(CaPaEBR)ebr10135431(CaONFJC)MIL136816(OCoLC)437187521(EXLCZ)99100000000034265420050317d2006 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrWomen and collective action in Africa[electronic resource] development, democratization, and empowerment, with special focus on Sierra Leone /by Filomina Chioma Steady1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (224 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4039-7083-1 1-4039-7082-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-199) and index.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.WomenAfricaSocieties and clubsNon-governmental organizationsAfricaWomen in developmentAfricaFeminismAfricaElectronic books.WomenSocieties and clubs.Non-governmental organizationsWomen in developmentFeminism305.42/096Steady Filomina Chioma969427MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451158103321Women and collective action in Africa2202973UNINA