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Cinderella Or Cyberella?

Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society

By: Nancy J. Hafkin

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Cinderella Or Cyberella?

Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society

By: Nancy J. Hafkin

Cinderella or Cyberella: what is the future for women in the knowledge society? Cyberella is fluent in the uses of technology, comfortable using and designing computer technology, and working in virtual spaces. Cinderella works in the basement of the knowledge society with little opportunity to reap its benefits. Promoting women’s empowerment through ICTs is one of the critical development challenges of the 21st century. Nancy Hafkin and Sophia Huyer, acknowledged as leading scholars on gender and information technology, have assembled a stellar group of authors for this collection. Each essay in the collection depicts ways in ICTs provide opportunities for women to improve their incomes, gain awareness of their rights, and improve their own and their families’ well-being. Illustrative case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America, show the global possibilities for women’s empowerment through ICTs. Other Contributors: Sonia N. Jorge, Shafika Isaacs, Shoba Arun, Richard Heeks, Sharon Morgan, Maria Garrido, Raul Roman, and Vikas Nath.

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Kumarian Press

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1565492196

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African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946

By: Nancy J. Jacobs

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African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946

By: Nancy J. Jacobs

African History through Sources recounts the history of colonial Africa through more than 100 primary sources produced by a variety of actors: ordinary men and women, the educated elite, and colonial officials. Including official documents, as well as interviews, memoirs, lyrics, and photographs, the book balances coverage of the state and economy with attention to daily life, family life, and cultural change. Entries are drawn from all around sub-Saharan Africa, and many have been translated into English for the first time. Introductions to each source and chapter provide context and identify themes. African History through Sources allows readers to analyze change, understand perspectives, and imagine everyday life during an extraordinary time.

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345

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Cambridge University Press

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1139952358

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9781139952354

Women in Africa

Studies in Social and Economic Change

By: Nancy Hafkin,Edna G. Bay

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Women in Africa

Studies in Social and Economic Change

By: Nancy Hafkin,Edna G. Bay

This collection of papers-all but one previously unpublished-presents the results of recent field research in the disciplines of history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and economics. The chief emphasis here is on change: on viewing African women as agents of change from the first arrival of Europeans to the present; and on seeking to change the perspective from which African women have been studied in the past. The papers encompass settings as diverse as eighteenth-century Senegal and contemporary Mozambique. Politically and socially, too, the local settings are various, including an Igbo village, the marketplaces of Abidjan and Accra, a development scheme in rural Tanzania, the churches of Freetown, and the streets of Mombasa. The contributors are Iris Berger, James L. Brain, George E. Brooks, Jr., Margaret Jean Hay, Barbara C. Lewis, Leith Mullings, Kamene Okonjo, Claire Robertson, Filomina Chioma Steady, Margaret Strobel, and Judith VanAllen.

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Stanford University Press

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080476624X

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9780804766241

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Cinderella Or Cyberella?

Cinderella Or Cyberella?

African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946

African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946

Women in Africa

Women in Africa

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