Engaging Modernity Muslim Women And The Politics Of Agency In Postcolonial Niger Women In Africa And The Diaspora 1st Edition Ousseina Alidou by Ousseina Alidou 0299212106, 9780299212100 instant download after payment.

Engaging Modernity is Ousseina Alidou’s rich and compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confront the challenges and opportunities of the twentieth century. Contrary to Western stereotypes of passive subordination, these women are taking control of their own lives and resisting domination from indigenous traditions, westernization, and Islam alike.     Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork—including a wealth of interviews—Alidou’s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and linguistic analysis, this is a multilayered vision of political Islam, education, popular culture, and war and its aftermath. A gripping look at one of the Muslim world’s most powerful untold stories. Runner-up for the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize, Women’s Caucus of the African Studies Association