Trouble showed the way : women, men, and trade in the Nairobi area, 1890 - 1990 /

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 contrast...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Robertson, Claire C.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 1997.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 341 p. ) ill., maps ;
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-324) and index.
ISBN:
9786612075711
9781282075719
1282075713
9780253112798
0253112796
9780585231907
0585231907
Schlagworte:
Sex role > Kenya > Nairobi.
Beans > Economic aspects > Kenya > Nairobi.
Women, Kamba > Social conditions.
Women, Kamba > Economic conditions.
Women, Kamba > Commerce.
Women, Kikuyu > Social conditions.
Women, Kikuyu > Economic conditions.
Women, Kikuyu > Commerce.
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