Pounders of Grain

by Kathleen E. Sheldon

This history of women in Mozambique moves from a description of various mid-19th century rural societies to an examination of the impact of structural adjustment and processes of democratization at the end of the 20th century. A discussion of matrilineal and patrilineal kinship systems introduces the history and includes women's contributions to the social and economic lives of their communities. The experiences of women in Portuguese colonialism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325070911
• ISBN13: 9780325070919
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"