Changing women's roles, changing environmental knowledges: Evidence from Upper Egypt

Geographical Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-325

  Briggs, John ^a   Sharp, Joanne ^a   Hamed, Nabila ^b   Yacoub, Hoda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bedouin; Desert; Egypt; Gender roles; Group interviews; Indigenous knowledges

Indexed keywords

DESERT; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 0347655704     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0016-7398.2003.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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