Conflict and compliance: Christianity and the occult in horticultural exporting
The introduction of new export crops in the early 1990s upset the customary division of labour between men and women in Meru District, Kenya, and led to conflict over land, labour, and income. Women's workload increased; their earnings did not. They responded by turning to "born-again"...
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Oxfam
1999
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Gender and development
Jahr: 1999, Band: 7, Heft: 1, Seiten: 23-30 |
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Einkommensverteilung
B Frau B Christentum B Rechtsstellung B Magie B Religion B Sozioökonomischer Wandel B Frauenarbeit B Traditionale Kultur B Kenia B Gruppe |
| Zusammenfassung: | The introduction of new export crops in the early 1990s upset the customary division of labour between men and women in Meru District, Kenya, and led to conflict over land, labour, and income. Women's workload increased; their earnings did not. They responded by turning to "born-again" Christianity for support, and by resorting to traditional witchcraft to regain control. (DSE/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 1355-2074 |
| Enthält: | In: Gender and development
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