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Where Women Work: A Study of Yoruba Women in the Marketplace and in the Home
Niara Sudarkasa
Niara Sudarkasa reports on Yoruba women and their role as traders in Nigeria's marketing system. During Sudarkasa's 15-month fieldwork in western Nigeria, she spoke with hundreds of traders, men and women, in order to understand the Yoruba markets, the division of labor, the difference between urban and rural communities in the region, residence and kinship, and other complexities of Yoruba society.
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Contents
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Introduction. The Problem: Definition and Scope
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I. The Setting: Urban and Rural Communities in Yorubaland
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II. Division of Labor by Sex in Yoruba Society
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III. Yoruba Markets: Centers of Women's Trade Activities
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IV. Awe Women as Traders and Producers
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V. Residence and Kinship in the Town of Awe
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VI. Female Employment and Family Organization in Yoruba Society
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Conclusions
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Appendix
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Bibliography
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Published: 1973
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-1-949098-06-8 (paper)
- 978-1-951519-18-6 (ebook)