Yoruba women, work, and social change

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Yoruba women, work, and social change

Marjorie Keniston McIntosh

Indiana University Press, c2009

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  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: pbk. ISBN 9780253220547

Description

The Yoruba, one of the largest and most historically important ethnic groups in Nigeria, are noted for the economic activity, confidence, and authority of their women. Yoruba Women, Work, and Social Change traces the history of women in Yorubaland from around 1820 to 1960 and Nigerian independence. Integrating fresh material from local court records and four decades of existing scholarship, Marjorie Keniston McIntosh shows how and why women's roles and status changed during the 19th century and the colonial era. McIntosh emphasizes connections between their duties within the household, their income-generating work, and their responsibilities in religious, cultural, social, and political contexts. She highlights the forms of patriarchy found within Yorubaland and explores the impact of Christianity, colonialism, and international capitalism. This keen and insightful work offers a unique view of Yoruba women's initiative, adaptability, and skill at working in groups.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Note on Language and Orthography Abbreviations, Terms, and Explanations Part 1. Introduction 1. Opening 2. Sources and Questions Part 2. The Context of Women's Lives 3. Yorubaland, 1820-1893 4. Colonial Yorubaland, 1893-1960 5. Family and Marriage Part 3. Women's Economic Activities 6. Labor, Property, and Agriculture 7. Income-Generating Activities in the Nineteenth Century 8. New Approaches to Familiar Roles during the Colonial Period 9. Western Skills and Service Careers Part 4. Other Public Roles and Broader Issues 10. Religion, Cultural Forms, and Associations 11. Regents and Chiefs, Economic Organizations, and Politics 12. Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Women's Agency Glossary of Yoruba Words Notes List of References Index
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: cloth ISBN 9780253352798

Description

The Yoruba, one of the largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria, are noted for the economic activity, confidence, and authority of their women. "Yoruba Women, Work, and Social Change" traces the history of women in Yoruba land from around 1820 to 1960 and Nigerian independence. Integrating fresh material from local court records and four decades of existing scholarship, Marjorie Keniston McIntosh shows how and why women's roles and status changed during the 19th century and the colonial era. McIntosh emphasizes connections between their duties within the household, their income-generating work, and their responsibilities in religious, cultural, social, and political contexts. She highlights the forms of patriarchy found within Yoruba land and explores the impact of Christianity, colonialism, and international capitalism. This keen and insightful work offers a unique view of Yoruba women's initiative, adaptability, and skill at working in groups.

Table of Contents

  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Note on Language and Orthography
  • List of AbbreviationsPart 1. Introduction 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sources and QuestionsPart 2. The Context of Women's Lives 3. Yorubaland, 1820-1893
  • 4. Colonial Yorubaland, 1893-1960
  • 5. Family and MarriagePart 3. Women's Economic Activities 6. Labor, Property, and Agriculture
  • 7. Income-Generating Activities in the Nineteenth Century
  • 8. New Approaches to Familiar Roles during the Colonial Period
  • 9. Western Skills and Service Careers Part 4. Other Public Roles and Broader Issues 10. Religion, Cultural Forms, and Associations
  • 11. Regents and Chiefs, Economic Organizations, and Politics
  • 12. Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Women's AgencyNotes
  • Glossary of Yoruba Words
  • References
  • Index

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