Book contents
- A History of African Motherhood
- Series page
- A History of African Motherhood
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Figure
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Language
- Introduction
- 1 Writing Precolonial African History
- 2 Motherhood in North Nyanza, Eighth through Twelfth Centuries
- 3 Consolidation and Adaptation
- 4 Mothering the Kingdoms
- 5 Contesting the Authority of Mothers in the Nineteenth Century
- Conclusion
- Appendix Vocabulary List
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Contesting the Authority of Mothers in the Nineteenth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
- A History of African Motherhood
- Series page
- A History of African Motherhood
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Figure
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Language
- Introduction
- 1 Writing Precolonial African History
- 2 Motherhood in North Nyanza, Eighth through Twelfth Centuries
- 3 Consolidation and Adaptation
- 4 Mothering the Kingdoms
- 5 Contesting the Authority of Mothers in the Nineteenth Century
- Conclusion
- Appendix Vocabulary List
- Bibliography
- Index
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- A History of African MotherhoodThe Case of Uganda, 700–1900, pp. 145 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013