Women of the Grassfields, A Study of the Economic Position of Women in Barmenda, British Cameroons

Women of the Grassfields

A Study of the Economic Position of Women in Barmenda, British Cameroons, 2nd Edition

By Phyllis Kaberry

Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies

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ISBN: 978-0-415-32000-9
Binding: Paperback
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 11/20/2003
Pages: 264
Trim Size: 234X156

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This classic ethnography examines the social and economic position of women in Bamena, British Cameroons, in 1944. The field study was prompted by the conditions in Bamenda, when despite considerable natural resources, there was underpopulation, a very high infant mortality, and the status of women was very low. This rich and engaging study looks at all aspects of life in Bamena, and includes a number of original photographs.

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