Engaging modernity: muslim women and the politics of agency in postcolonial niger
Auteur :
Alidou, Ousseina
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299212100
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2005
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,9 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
478 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents a portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confront the challenges and opportunities of the twentieth century. Based on research and fieldwork, this work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. This is a multilayered vision of political Islam, education, popular culture, and war and its aftermath.