African Women: Their Struggle for Economic Independence
- ISBN-10
- 0905762339
- ISBN-13
- 9780905762333
- Series
- African Women
- Category
- Developing countries
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- London : Zed Press
- Author
- Christine Obbo
Description
To name only a few in addition to those in notes 5 and 9 : Margaret Mead , Ruth Benedict , Ruth Bunzel , H. Powdermaker , J. La Fontaine , Laura Bohannan , L. Spindler , Elinor Leacock , Monica Wilson , Lucy Mair , Dora Earthy ...
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