Midlands State University Library

African women in towns :

LITTLE, Kenneth Lindsay.

African women in towns : an aspect of Africa's social revolution Kenneth Little. - London ; Cambridge University Press 1973 - viii, 242 p.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The urban situation -- Women as migrants -- Women in the urban economy -- Women's urbanization through voluntary associations -- Women in the political arena -- 'Walk-about women' -- The world of lovers -- Courtship and social mobility -- Wife versus lineage -- Matrimonial power, parity, and partnership -- Conclusions -- Appendix - some relevant 'portraits' -- References cited -- Index.

ISBN 0-521-09819-x Pbk : £1.90.

052120237X 052109819X


Women--Africa.
City and town life--Africa.
Sex customs--Africa.