This edited collection explores the lives, consequences and motivations of female researchers in Africa, giving unprecedented insights into how their gender—a

The "woman question", this book asserts, is a Western one, and not a proper lens for viewing African society. A work that rethinks gender as a Western contructi

This collection comprises a diverse and stimulating collection of essays on questions of gender and sexualities, crafted by both established and younger researc

This definitive handbook is the first reference of its kind bringing together knowledge, scholarship, and debates on themes and issues concerning African women

This collection of papers-all but one previously unpublished-presents the results of recent field research in the disciplines of history, political science, ant