Book

Gender, reason and agriculture: a hundred years of negotiated development in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania

ProQuest Invormation and Learning CompanyAnn Arbor, Mi • Published In 2002 • Pages:

By: Gemignani, Regina.

Abstract
This is a study of Luguru or Waluguru peoples’ experiences with socioeconomic changes due their incorporation into the state, first as part of the British colonial empire then, since 1960, as a constituent of an independent Tanzanian nation. The focus is on the specific ways in which the Luguru have articulated the gender dimensions of these changes at the levels of farming households, matrilineal groups, and multi-lineage/clan village communities. The discussion draws on comparison of lived experiences of selected informants a highland locality. The analysis emphasizes the continuity of gendered roles and expectations in ways that challenge popular images of a sharply dichotomized division of labor and power between men and women at different levels of interaction, including in the implementation of publically-funded development programs.
Subjects
Cereal agriculture
Division of labor by gender
Gender status
Gender roles and issues
Economic planning and development
Family relationships
Agricultural science
Environmental quality
Research and development
Political movements
Political parties
Administrative agencies
Real property
Income and demand
Price and value
Labor supply and employment
Wages and salaries
Accumulation of wealth
Magic
Cult of the dead
Naming
Missions
Education system
Social relationships and groups
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Luguru
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2020
Field Date
1998-1999
Coverage Date
1947-1999
Coverage Place
Mgeta and Nyandira, Mvomero District and Msolwa, Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Notes
by Regina Nouve Gemignani
UMI 3050290
Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-387)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2002
LCSH
Luguru (African people)