Reimagining the Gendered Nation: Citizenship and Human Rights in Postcolonial Kenya

Christina Kenny

doi:10.1017/9781800105560

Reimagining the Gendered Nation

Citizenship and Human Rights in Postcolonial Kenya

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Christina Kenny, University of New England, Australia

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: December 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781800105560
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781800105560

Series:: Eastern Africa Series
Subjects:: Law, Human Rights

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Explores the complex and intersecting dimensions of gender, ethnicity, and culture on women in the Global South, as well as the central roles of women in resisting colonial rule, and their foundational contributions to post-independence constitutional reform and nation building.

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Reimagining the Gendered Nation

Citizenship and Human Rights in Postcolonial Kenya

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of Illustrations
pp viii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Note on Ethnic Identities
pp xi-xiv

List of Abbreviations
pp xv-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-19

1 - The Kenya Colony in British East Africa: A History of Ethno-patriarchy
pp 20-39

2 - Bodies as Battlefields, Bodies as Weapons: The Colonial Regulation of Women’s Bodies
pp 40-71

3 - Myths of Sorority: Kenyan Women’s Community Organisation
pp 72-107

4 - Everyday Violence: Violence against Women during Elections and Times of Peace
pp 108-150

5 - Gendered Citizenship, Politics and Public Space: Women’s Participation in Government
pp 151-179

Conclusion
pp 180-190

Appendix: Field Work, Focus Groups and Interviews
pp 191-194

Bibliography
pp 195-220

Index
pp 221-228

Eastern Africa Series
pp 229-231

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