Conflict and compliance: Christianity and the occult in horticultural exporting

Author(s)
Dolan, Catherine
Editor(s)
Sweetman, Caroline
Publication date
1999-03-01
Subject
Food and livelihoods
Gender
Keywords
Agriculture
Labour standards
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
Kenya

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131379
DOI
10.1080/741922937
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
The introduction of new export crops in the early 1990s upset the customary division of labour between men and women in Meru District, Kenya, and led to conflict over land, labour, and income. Women's workload increased; their earnings did not. They responded by turning to 'born-again' Christianity for support, and by resorting to traditional witchcraft to regain control. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
8
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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