We Only Come Here to Struggle

Stories from Berida's Life

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
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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.

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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.

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