"We Only Come Here to Struggle": Stories from Berida's LifeIndiana University Press, 2000 - 138 pages 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. |
Contents
No woman can know what will happen to her in marriage | 2 |
Now I was in business | 56 |
The Akamba are a peaceloving people | 87 |
1999 | 115 |
| 137 | |
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We Only Come Here to Struggle: Stories from Berida's Life Berida Ndambuki,Claire C. Robertson Limited preview - 2000 |
We Only Come Here to Struggle: Stories from Berida's Life Berida Ndambuki,Claire C. Robertson No preview available - 2000 |
Common terms and phrases
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