{"product_id":"holding-the-world-together-african-women-in-changing-perspective-hardcover","title":"Holding the World Together: African Women in Changing Perspective - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNwando Achebe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from some of the most accomplished scholars on the topic, \u003ci\u003eHolding the World Together\u003c\/i\u003e explores the rich and varied ways in which women have wielded power across the African continent, from the precolonial period to the present. Suitable for classroom use, this comprehensive volume considers such topics as the representation of African women, their role in national liberation movements, their experiences of religious fundamentalism (both Christian and Muslim), their incorporation into the world economy, changing family and marriage systems, impacts of the world economy on their lives and livelihoods, and the unique challenges they face in the areas of health and disease. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Nwando Achebe, Ousseina Alidou, Signe Arnfred, Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois, Henryatta Ballah, Teresa Barnes, Josephine Beoku-Betts, Emily Burril, Abena P. A. Busia, Gracia Clark, Alicia Decker, Karen Flint, December Green, Cajetan Iheka, Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth M. Perego, Claire Robertson, Kathleen Sheldon, Aili Mari Tripp, Cassandra Veney\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNwando Achebe is the Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History at Michigan State University and the founding editor of the\u003ci\u003e Journal of West African History\u003c\/i\u003e. Claire Robertson is professor emerita of women's studies and history at The Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637733978419,"sku":"9780299321109","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/1b7HfYnSyt9780299321109.webp?v=1762300399","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/holding-the-world-together-african-women-in-changing-perspective-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}