This book addresses the gendered political authority in Sierra Leone, a relatively unknown topic, and looks at the part it plays in women's history, political history, political transformation in Africa, and global women's political leadership.

Autorentext

LYNDA DAY is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Africana Studies Department at the Brooklyn College-CUNY, USA.

Inhalt
Gender and Power: The Women Chiefs of Sierra Leone Men's and Women's Cultural Associations: The Construction of Gender and Gendered Authority Women of Authority Before the Colonial Era Women Chiefs During the Nineteenth Century Wars of Trade, Expansion, and State-Building Women Leaders and the Mediation of Colonial Rule Women Chiefs and the Nation State The Sierra Leone Civil War and the Challenges for Women's Customary Authority