Uncertain Honor
Author | : Jennifer Johnson-Hanks |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2006-01-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226401812 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226401812 |
Rating | : 4/5 (812 Downloads) |
Download or read book Uncertain Honor written by Jennifer Johnson-Hanks and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-01-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering an intimate look at the lives of African women trying to reconcile motherhood with new professional roles, the author argues that Beti women delay motherhood as part of a broader attempt to assert a modern form of honor only recently made possible by formal education, Catholicism, and economic change.