Chapter Five: The House and the Yard

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Map One: Kenya and Western Province viii
4. Map Two: Maragoli ix
5. PART I: UNEARTHING THE PATRIARCHAL WORLD
6. Introduction to Part I 1
7. Chapter One: Avalogoli 11
8. Chapter Two: Women's Power and Voice 25
9. Conclusion to Part I 37
10. PART II: WOMEN'S WORK
11. Introduction to Part II 43
12. Chapter Three: "Home Work" 45
13. Chapter Four: "Outside Work" 61
14. Conclusion to Part II 83
15. PART III: BACK DOOR DECISIONS
16. Introduction to Part III 87
17. Chapter Five: The House and the Yard 89
18. Chapter Six: Expanding the Back Door 103
19. Conclusion to Part III 121
20. PART IV: "POSTERITY" AND "PROGRESS," NEEDS AND MEANS
21. Introduction to Part IV 127
22. Chapter Seven: She Eats for Nothing! 131
23. Chapter Eight: "Silika—To Make Our Lives Shine" 157
24. Conclusion to Part IV 173
25. PART V: BURYING THE PATRIARCHAL WORLD?
26. Chapter Nine: Omwene Hango Default 181
27. Glossary 189
28. Endnotes 193
29. Works Cited 207
30. Index 221