Women And Work In Northern Nigeria
This book is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, over the course of the past three decades. In the context of multiple political regimes, the turmoil of the Nigerian economy, and major ideological shifts, women have sought to optimize their resources and situations. Women and Work in Northern Nigeria takes as a primary theme, women's ability to recognize and to cross the physical, spatial,...
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This book is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, over the course of the past three decades. In the context of multiple political regimes, the turmoil of the Nigerian economy, and major ideological shifts, women have sought to optimize their resources and situations. Women and Work in Northern Nigeria takes as a primary theme, women's ability to recognize and to cross the physical, spatial, and discursive boundaries which ostensibly service to define and confine them.
Acknowledgements1Introduction12Economy, History and Structure of Katsina203Subject and Citizen: Women, Religion and the State544Space, Time and Liminality: The Permeability of Boundaries1185Beyond the Boundaries: The Spatial Parameters of Social Propriety1516Dominant Discourse, Subaltern Voices, and Forms of Resistance1777Within the Boundaries: Karuwanci as Women's Work2148Proactive or Reactive Strategies? Examining Women's Choice in Relation to Marriage2509Marriage as Career Strategy28510Education - Issues of Gender, Class and Ideology34011Conclusion/Epilogue371
