Women and leadership in West Africa : mothering the nation and humanizing the state /
"Women and Leadership in West Africa explores factors that give rise to different types of female leadership in West Africa, with in-depth study in the Mano River Union countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. These countries have directly or indirectly experienced civil wars for more th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | "Women and Leadership in West Africa explores factors that give rise to different types of female leadership in West Africa, with in-depth study in the Mano River Union countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. These countries have directly or indirectly experienced civil wars for more than a decade in recent years. This book presents a compelling indigenous theoretical framework for understanding female leadership. It offers an alternative to male-dominated and politically-inspired authoritarian and war-prone leadership. It also provides a powerful narrative for humanizing the state. The book's distinctive quality is its use of an indigenous model which showcases women's own words, theories, and perspectives"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230338128 (hardback) 0230338127 (hardback) |