| Women, Work & Domestic Virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003 Contributor(s): Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Grace (Author), McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston (Author), Kyomuhendo, Grace Bantebya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821417339 ISBN-13: 9780821417331 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: This groundbreaking book by two leading scholars offers a complete historical picture of women and their work in Uganda, tracing developments from precolonial times to the present and into the future. Setting women's economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, it provides the first general account of their experiences amid the changes that shaped the country. Women, Work & Domestic Virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003 describes the origins of the current situation, highlighting the challenges working women now face and recommending strategies that will improve their circumstances in the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Business & Economics | Women In Business - History | Africa - Central |
| Dewey: 331.409 |
| LCCN: 2006299670 |
| Series: Eastern African Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.76" W x 8.81" (1.12 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - East Africa - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2007 Aidoo-Snyder Scholarly Book Prize This groundbreaking book by two leading scholars offers a complete historical picture of women and their work in Uganda, tracing developments from precolonial times to the present and into the future. Setting women's economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, it provides the first general account of their experiences amid the changes that shaped the country. Women, Work & Domestic Virtue in Uganda, 1900-2003 describes the origins of the current situation, highlighting the challenges working women now face and recommending strategies that will improve their circumstances in the future. |