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Women and Work in Northern Nigeria is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, over the course of the past three decades. In the context of multiple political regimes, the turmoil of the Nigerian economy, and major ideological shifts, women have sought to optimize their resources and situations. Women and Work in Northern Nigeria take as a primary theme, women's ability to recognize and to cross the physical, spatial and discursive boundaries which ostensibly service to define and confine them
List of contents
Acknowledgements Introduction Economy, History and Structure of Katsina Subject and Citizen: Women, Religion and the State Space, Time and Liminality: The Permeability of Boundaries Beyond the Boundaries: The Spatial Parameters of Social Propriety Dominant Discourse, Subaltern Voices, and Forms of Resistance Within the Boundaries: Karuwanci as Women's Work Proactive or Reactive Strategies? Examining Women's Choice in Relation to Marriage Marriage as a Career Strategy Education - Issues of Gender, Class and Ideology Conclusion/Epilogue Appendix: Tables Notes Bibliography Index
About the author
RENÉE ILENE PITTIN is Associate Professor, Women and Development Programme, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Summary
Women and Work in Northern Nigeria is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, over the course of the past three decades. In the context of multiple political regimes, the turmoil of the Nigerian economy, and major ideological shifts, women have sought to optimize their resources and situations. Women and Work in Northern Nigeria take as a primary theme, women's ability to recognize and to cross the physical, spatial and discursive boundaries which ostensibly service to define and confine them
