1st Edition

Women of Tropical Africa

Edited By Denise Paulme Copyright 2004
    328 Pages
    by Routledge

    328 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is unique in its approach in that each chapter covers women in their everyday lives and the problems, which concern them. Until now, ethnographic research has almost always been carried out with the help of the male population and as a result the picture that has emerged has been largely the image, which the men, and the men alone, have of their society.
    Originally published in 1963.

    1. Denise Paulme, Introduction 2. Monique Gessain , Coniagui Women (Guinea) 3. Marguerite Dupire , The Position of Women in a Pastoral Society (the Fulani WoDaaBe, Nomads of the Niger) 4. Annie M.D. Lebeuf, The Role of Women in the Political Organization of African Societies 5. Anne Laurentin , Nzakara Women (Central African Republic) 6. Ethel M. Albert, Women of Burundi: A Study of Social Values 7. Solange Falade, Women of Dakar and the Surrounding Urban Area 8. M. Perman and M.P. Moal , Analytical Bibliography

    Biography

    Denise Paulme

    'Women of Tropical Africa is a splendid contribution not only to the literature on Africa but also to the understanding of the role of women in non-industrialized societies.' - American Journal of Sociology

    'An excellent, much-needed book. The analytical bibliography is of immense value to the serious student and is a fair measure of the book itself' - Natural History