Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya

Enid Schatz, Lynn M. Thomas

Labour / Le Travail · 2004 · 188 citations · 0 references

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Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Maps Introduction 1. Imperial Populations and Women's Affairs 2. Colonial Uplift and Girl-Midwives 3. Mau Mau and the Girls who Circumcised Themselves 4. Late Colonial Customs and Wayward Schoolgirls 5. Postcolonial Nationalism and Modern Single Mothers Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index