We Only Come Here to Struggle
Stories from Berida's Life
Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Berida Ndambuki, Claire Cone Robertson | ISBN: | 9780253014658 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | March 22, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Berida Ndambuki, Claire Cone Robertson |
| ISBN: | 9780253014658 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | March 22, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her labor, her body, and her spirit. She invokes a many-faceted picture of central Kenyan life in this compelling narrative.
Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her labor, her body, and her spirit. She invokes a many-faceted picture of central Kenyan life in this compelling narrative.
