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Gender, ethnicity, and violence in Kenya's transition to democracy : states of violence / by Lyn Ossome.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Critical African studies in gender and sexuality | Critical African studies in gender and sexualityLanham : Lexington Books, 2018Description: xxiv, 209 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781498558303
  • 1498558305
  • 9781498558327
  • 1498558321
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Gender, ethnicity, and vi olence in Kenya's transition to democracyDDC classification:
  • 303.6096762 23
Contents:
Introduction -- Violent challenges to democracy -- Women's age ncy in transition : from colonialism to independence -- Gendered and violent exclusions in Kenya's multiparty electoral politics (1989-2008 ) -- Religious movements and gendered violence in the multiparty era -- Women's organizations and multiparty politics in Kenya (1989-200 8) -- Conclusion.
Summary: "This book examines gendered violence in the context of multiparty p olitics in Kenya, placing it in the historical context of colonial rule and its legacies of the ethnicization of both state and society. It of fers an extensive account of the ways liberal democratic politics have produced violent outcomes for women."--Publisher's summary.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Violent challenges to democracy -- Women's age ncy in transition : from colonialism to independence -- Gendered and violent exclusions in Kenya's multiparty electoral politics (1989-2008 ) -- Religious movements and gendered violence in the multiparty era -- Women's organizations and multiparty politics in Kenya (1989-200 8) -- Conclusion.

"This book examines gendered violence in the context of multiparty p olitics in Kenya, placing it in the historical context of colonial rule and its legacies of the ethnicization of both state and society. It of fers an extensive account of the ways liberal democratic politics have produced violent outcomes for women."--Publisher's summary.

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