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Women and collective action in Africa : development, democratization, and empowerment, with special focus on Sierra Leone

Paperback • 2006 • Norwegian Bokmål

Women and collective action in Africa : development, democratization, and empowerment, with special focus on Sierra Leone

By P. Chr. (Peter Christen) Asbjørnsen

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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 ...Show more

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9781403970824

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New York : : Palgrave Macmillan US :

Published year

2006

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Women and collective action in Africa : development, democratization, and empowerment, with special focus on Sierra Leone

Format

Paperback

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