Engaging Modernity
Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger
Will be published approx. on 31. October 2005
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-299-21210-0 (ISBN)
Description
Engaging Modernity is Ousseina Alidou's rich and compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confront the challenges and opportunities of the twentieth century. Contrary to Western stereotypes of passive subordination, these women are taking control of their own lives and resisting domination from indigenous traditions, westernization, and Islam alike. Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork - including a wealth of interviews - Alidou's work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory, and linguistic analysis, this is a multilayered vision of political Islam, education, popular culture, and war and its aftermath. This is a gripping look at one of the Muslim world's most powerful untold stories.
Reviews / Votes
This will change how you think about contemporary Muslim women. - Barbara Cooper, Rutgers UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
10 b&w photos
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-21210-0 (9780299212100)
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Person
Ousseina Alidou is assistant professor of Africana studies at Rutgers University. She is coeditor of A Thousand Flowers: The Struggle for Education in African Universities and author of many articles on African literature and folklore, linguistics, and women's studies.