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Robertson, Claire C., 1944-

Trouble showed the way : women, men, and trade in the Nairobi area, 1890-1990 / Claire C. Robertson. - 1 online resource (xii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps. - History e-book project. . - History e-book project. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-324) and index.

From Njahe to Nyayo: beans and the evolution of agricultural imperialism in Kenya -- The development of trade in the Nairobi area, 1890 to 1940 -- "Various nefarious happenings": trade, wars and traders' war, 1940 to 1963 -- "Here we come only to struggle": changes in trade, 1964 to 1990 -- "Seeking the freedom to raise my children": changes in marriage -- Organizing: women and collective action, 1920 to 1990 -- Trouble showed the way; conclusion: empowerment?

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Award-winner Claire Robertson employs a variety of approaches to analyze and weave together this wide-ranging study. Her book provides an extensive case study of historical transformations in gender, agriculture, residence, and civil society. Based on archival documents, library sources (fiction and nonfiction, primary and secondary), surveys and oral histories, participant observation, and quantitative and qualitative analysis, Robertson breaks new ground by focusing on traders in one commodity, dried staples, and comparing and contrasting the evolution of women's trade with men's trade.


Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.


Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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ISBN: 0585231907 (electronic bk.) 9780585231907 (electronic bk.) 9780253112798 (electronic bk.) 0253112796 (electronic bk.) 6612075716 9786612075711

Publisher. No.: MWT11539438

Source: 22573/ctt16gkmz4 JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women, Kikuyu--Commerce.
Women, Kikuyu--Economic conditions.
Women, Kikuyu--Social conditions.
Women, Kamba--Commerce.
Women, Kamba--Economic conditions.
Women, Kamba--Social conditions.
Beans--Economic aspects--Kenya--Nairobi.
Sex role--Kenya--Nairobi.
Economics.
Economics
Femmes kikuyu--Commerce.
Femmes kikuyu--Conditions économiques.
Femmes kikuyu--Conditions sociales.
Haricots--Aspect économique--Kenya--Nairobi.
Rôle selon le sexe--Kenya--Nairobi.
Économie politique.
economics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--General.
HISTORY--General.--Africa
Beans--Economic aspects.
Commerce.
Economic history.
Sex role.
Social conditions.
Women, Kikuyu--Social conditions.
Geschichte
Wirtschaft
Vrouwen.
Kikuyu (volk)
Kooplieden.
Femmes kikuyu--Conditions économiques.
Femmes kikuyu--Commerce.
Femmes kikuyu--Conditions sociales.
Rôle selon le sexe--Kenya--Nairobi.
Femmes kamba--Conditions économiques.
Femmes kamba--Commerce.
Femmes kamba--Conditions sociales.
Femmes karuba--Conditions économiques.
Geschichte.
Wirtschaft.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Nairobi (Kenya)--Commerce.
Nairobi (Kenya)--Economic conditions.
Nairobi (Kenya)--Social conditions.
Kenya
Kenya--Nairobi.
Nairobi--Region
Nairobi (Kenya)--Commerce.
Nairobi (Kenya)--Conditions économiques.
Nairobi (Kenya)--Conditions sociales.
Nairobi (Region)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DT433.545.K55 / R63 1997eb

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9/0089/963954067625