In more than a metaphorical sense, the womb has proven to be an important site of political struggle in and about Africa. By examining the political significance—and complex ramifications—of reproductive controversies in twentieth-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female initiation, abortion, childbirth, and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power. This innovative book enriches the study of gender, reproducti...
Innehållsförteckning
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
1. Imperial Populations and ’Women’s Affairs’
2. Colonial Uplift and Girl-Midwives
3. Mau Mau and the Gi...
Om författaren
Lynn M. Thomas is Assistant Professor of History and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.
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