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The radical motherhood: Namibian women's independence struggle
The Nordic Africa Institute.
1996 (English)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The study analyses why and how the Ovambo women in northern Namibia participated in the struggle which led to the independent Namibia. The study also examines the changes in women's lives caused by the arrival of Christianity, colonialism, the cash economy and modern values.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 1996. , p. 115
Series
Research report, ISSN 1104-8425 ; 99
Keywords [en]
Namibia, Southern Africa, Women's participation, Women's status, National liberation movements, Liberation; Gender roles
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Gender Studies Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-608ISBN: 9171063803 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-608DiVA, id: diva2:277526
Note

Contents: 1. Foreword -- 2. Introduction -- 3. How this study was done -- 4. Ovambo woman - the mother of the community -- 5. Resistance to colonial rule -- 6. Women's emancipation and the new dimension in the struggle -- 7. The independent Namibian women -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: List of interviews and discussions -- Literature

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