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Loading... Worries of the Heart: Widows, Family, and Community in Kenyaby Kenda Mutongi
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Growing up in the Maragoli community in Kenya, Kenda Mutongi encountered a perplexing contradiction. While the young teachers at her village school railed against colonialism, many of her elders, including her widowed mother, praised their former British masters. In this moving book, Mutongi explores how both the challenges and contradictions of colonial rule and the frustrations and failures of independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community. Throughout the twentieth century... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)306.88Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Marriage and Parenting WidowhoodLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |