A chronicle of Kom women in development

This book records and brings to book the fact that Kom women have played far more complicated roles in the socio-political wellbeing of the Kom Kingdom. It contests the generally accepted concept that women's value and actions confined them to domestic companions and child-bearers. This aligns with the current debates and theoretical search for a wider and more appropriate interpretation of the place of the woman in development in a dynamic society. Though written within the context of the Kom woman, this book is applicable to the history of women in Cameroon in particular and Africa in general.

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Linda Ankiambom Lawyer ist Kamerunerin und promovierte Historikerin. Sie ist Senior Lecturer an der Higher Teacher Training College der Universität Yaounde 1, Kamerun. Sie ist Forscherin und hat mehrere Publikationen in nationalen und internationalen Zeitschriften über die Rolle der Frauen in der Entwicklung aus historischer Sicht veröffentlicht.