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Judith Abwunza provides in this ethnography both the fruit of her research into the lives of Logoli women of Western Kenya and substantial transcripts giving the women's own description and analysis of their situation.
List of contents
Map One: Kenya and Western Province
Map Two: Maragoli
Part I: Unearthing the Patriarchal World
Introduction to Part I
A Note on Language
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: Avalogoli
Geography and Description of Place
Migration and Settlement: Avlogoli History
Ethnicity
Economy
Notes on Avalogoli Traditions and Beliefs
Chapter Two: Women's Power and Voice
Patriarchy and Power
Women's Voices
Conclusions to Part I
Part II: Women's Work
Introduction to Part II
Chapter Three: "Home Work"
The Daily Routine
The Annual Cycle
Chapter Four: "Outside Work"
"Digging for Others"
Entrepreneurs
Full-Time Wage Labour
Conclusion to Part II
Part III: Back Door Decisions
Introduction to Part III
Chapter Five: The House and the Yard
Land
Vika
Reciprocal Obligations and Benefits
Chapter Six: Expanding the Back Door
Marriage
Birth
Death
State Politics
Abuse
Conclusion to Part III
Part IV: "Posterity" and "Progress," Needs and Means
Introduction to Part IV
Chapter Seven: She Eats for Nothing!
African Overpopulation
Kenyan Overpopulation
Western Province and Kakamega District
Maragoli
Logoli Women
Chapter Eight: "Silika--To Make Our Lives Shine"
Silika
Maragoli Women Groups
Conclusion to Part IV
Part V: Burying the Patriarchal World?
Chapter Nine: Omwene Hango Default
Glossary
Endnotes
Works Cited
Index
About the author
The late
Judith Abwunza was an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her articles have appeared in such journals as
Anthropologicaand
Journal of Contemporary African Studies.
