Feminism in the Mau Mau resurgence

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 95-117

  Brownhill, Leigh S ^a,c,d   Turner, Terisa E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c First Woman ^*  (Canada)

^d International Oil Working Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonialism; Feminism; Kenya; Mau Mau

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GLOBALIZATION; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; POST-COLONIALISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26444434782     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909604048253     Document Type: Article

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