Women of the Grassfields: A Study of the Economic Position of Women in Barmenda, British Cameroons

by Phyllis Kaberry

Overview

This classic ethnography examines the social and economic position of women in Bamena, British Cameroons, in 1944. The field study was prompted by the conditions in Bamenda, when despite considerable natural resources, there was underpopulation, a very high infant mortality, and the status of women was very low. This rich and engaging study looks at all aspects of life in Bamena, and includes a number of original photographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415320009
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/20/2003
Series:	Routledge Classic Ethnographies
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Phyllis M. Kaberry (1910–1977) was educated at the University of Sydney and was reader in Social Anthropology at University College London for twenty-six years. She is the author of Aboriginal Woman, also available from Routledge.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Peoples of Bamenda; Chapter 2 Ecology; Chapter 3 Land Tenure; Chapter 4 Methods of Cultivation; Chapter 5 Labour and Leisure in Kimbaw; Chapter 6 Control of Crops; Chapter 7 Standards of Living; Chapter 8 Kimbaw Budgets—Part I; Chapter 9 Kimbaw Budgets—Part 2; Chapter 10 Conclusions;