| Description |
xiii, 256 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Everyday life -- Western Kenya, 1880-1902 -- Feeble little lads looking for food -- "What harm can an old dry bone do?" -- Lessons in practical Christianity -- Living "in line" -- The impact of gold mining -- Land conflicts in the 1930s -- Family life -- Educating "progressive" sons -- The burden of "progressive" sons -- Cash, cows, and bridewealth -- Domestic education at the girls boarding school -- Moral panic -- Wife beating -- Postcolonial promises -- Citizenship and land rights in postcolonial Kenya -- Rural widows, city widows, and the fight for inheritance. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Widows -- Kenya -- Maragoli -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Kenya -- Maragoli -- Social conditions.
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Families -- Kenya -- Maragoli.
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Kenya -- Colonial influence.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780226554198 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0226554198 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780226554204 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0226554201 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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