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Women of the Grassfields

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

By Phyllis Kaberry

Introduction by Mitzi Goheen

Published November 20th 2003 by Routledge – 264 pages

Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies

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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.

Name: Women of the Grassfields: A Study of the Economic Position of Women in Barmenda, British Cameroons, 2nd Edition (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Phyllis KaberryIntroduction by Mitzi Goheen. 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...
Categories: Anthropology - Soc Sci, Ethnography & Methodology, History & Theory of Anthropology