Worries of the heart (Record no. 10537)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02089nam a2200385 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.88/30967628 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Mutongi, Kenda. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Worries of the heart |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Chicago : |
| Name of publisher | University of Chicago Press, |
| Year of publication | c2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii, 256 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Everyday life -- Western Kenya, 1880-1902 -- Feeble little lads looking for food -- "What harm can an old dry bone do?" -- Lessons in practical Christianity -- Living "in line" -- The impact of gold mining -- Land conflicts in the 1930s -- Family life -- Educating "progressive" sons -- The burden of "progressive" sons -- Cash, cows, and bridewealth -- Domestic education at the girls boarding school -- Moral panic -- Wife beating -- Postcolonial promises -- Citizenship and land rights in postcolonial Kenya -- Rural widows, city widows, and the fight for inheritance. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Widows |
| Topical Term | Women |
| Topical Term | Families |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10265967 |
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