Politics of the womb : women, reproduction, and the state in Keny a - Thomas, Lynn M. (Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003)
Imperial populations and women's affairs -- Colonial uplift and girl -midwives -- Mau Mau and the girls who circumcised themselves -- Late c olonial customs and wayward schoolgirls -- Postcolonial nationalism and modern single mothers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-287) and index.
Keywords: Women -- Kenya -- History; Female circumcision -- Kenya -- History; Women -- Kenya -- Social conditions; Sex role -- Kenya; Kenya -- Social conditions