Description: This interdisciplinary volume on widowhood in Africa offers in-depth perspectives on a previously underexplored subject. Empirical case studies from across the continent make the book an excellent resource for teaching gender studies in African contexts.
Review Quotes: "A brilliant, compelling collection that forces us to rethink the predicaments and experiences of widows and, through the lens of their lives, review our assumptions and theories of gender relations, power, and property in Africa. A smart, comprehensive introduction frames this must-read, must-teach volume." --Dorothy Hodgson, editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of African Women's History