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245 10 a| Worries of the heart :b| widows, family, and community in Kenya /c| Kenda Mutongi.;

300 a| xiii, 256 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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 a| Familiesz| Kenyaz| Maragoli.=| ^A456;

651 0 a| Kenyax| Colonial influence.=| ^A1123411;

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Worries of the heart : widows, family, and community in Kenya / Kenda Mutongi.

Author/creator	Mutongi, Kenda
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
Description	xiii, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Widows--Kenya. --Maragoli. --Social conditions. Women--Kenya. --Maragoli. --Social conditions. Families--Kenya. --Maragoli. Kenya--Colonial influence.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2006038721
ISBN	9780226554198 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226554198 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226554204 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226554201 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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