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African Market Women – Seven Life Stories from Ghana

Autor Gracia C. Clark
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mar 2010
In these lively life stories, women market traders from Ghana comment on changing social and economic times and on reasons for their prosperity or decline in fortunes. Gracia Clark shows that market women are intimately connected with economic policy on a global scale. Many work at the intersection of sophisticated networks of transnational commerce and migration. They have dramatic memories of independence and the growth of their new nation, including political rivalries, price controls, and violent raids on the market. The experiences of these women give substance to their reflections on globalization, capital accumulation, colonialism, technological change, environmental degradation, teenage pregnancy, marriage, children, changing gender roles, and spirituality. Clark's commentary illuminates the complex historical and cultural setting of these deeply revealing lives.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253221544
ISBN-10: 0253221544
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: 32 b&w illustrations, 3 maps
Dimensiuni: 151 x 228 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:United States

Cuprins

Introduction: Trading Lives; 1. Abenaa Âdiyaa / Portrait: An Adventurer on the Road; Story: Patience and Pleading; 2. Maame Kâsewa / Portrait: A Quiet Saver; Story: Someone Has Set Herself a Goal; 3. Madame Ataa / Portrait: A Good Citizen; Story: A Man Would Marry You Properly; 4. Amma Pokuaa / Portrait: A Market Daughter; Story: All of Them Depend upon Me ; 5. Auntie Afriyâ / Portrait: A Shrewd Dealer; Story: If You Have Wisdom, You Can Do Many Jobs; 6. Sister Borônya / Portrait: An International Observer; Story: If I Had Money, I Would Go; 7. Maame Nkrumah / Portrait: A Grateful Sister; Story: She Has Cared For Me and My Children; Conclusion: Little by LittleAppendix; Notes; Glossary; References; Index

Recenzii

"Provides rich and nuanced insight into a range of themes which are at the very heart of late colonial and postcolonial scholarship on Africa: globalization, gender and economic security, economic decline, structural adjustment, changes in family structure, urbanization, environmental degradation, new forms of spirituality, transnational migration, and the politics of memory." Jean Allman, Washington University

"Shows, in direct speech, how family, kinship, marriage and age/generation work together in a daily life which is shaped by political, demographic, cultural, and wholly accidental change in people's circumstances." Jane Guyer, Johns Hopkins University

"African Market Women provides a unique insider's view into the highly complicated workings of the West African commodities trade. Through the words of some of the market's most accomplished veterans, readers can see the daily efforts involved in distribution and marketing of some of Ghana's most essential household items." —Intl Jrnl. of African Historical Studies, Vol. 43, no. 2, 2010

"Clark (Indiana Univ.), an experienced fieldworker and expert on Ghanaian market women who has done research in Kumasi since 1978, offers intriguing insights into the lives of seven Akan women traders. This life history project, begun in 1994, is a tribute to long-term research where informants and researcher are familiar with and trust each other. Clark's previous work has emphasized women's economic activities and the family relations supporting them. The narratives here reflect those issues and add religion and change as important themes. Throughout, the respondents feel free to offer moral advice to the anthropologist. Directly quoted life histories, ranging from 14 to 29 pages, constitute the majority of the book. Brief prefatory statements about the respondents precede each chapter. All narratives were recorded and informants' editorial suggestions were sought. While the women are approximately the same age and share nationality, ethnicity, and occupation, the individual perspectives that emerge speak to the heterogeneity of their experiences. The introduction and conclusion contain essential background information and analysis. There is spare use of explanatory footnotes; helpful maps and photos are included. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” - Choice

Notă biografică

Gracia C. Clark

Descriere

The lives and experiences of women traders in Kumasi