We Only Come Here to Struggle, livre ebook

The fascinating life story of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman whose life defies Western stereotypes of African women.

Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her labor, her body, and her spirit. She invokes a many-faceted picture of central Kenyan life in this compelling narrative.

Contents
List of Illustrations
Glossary and Currency
Introduction
Chapter I "I Am Berida Ndambuki"
Chapter 2 "No woman can know what will happen to her in marriage" Marriage, Children and Survival
Chapter 3 "Now I was in business" Work: From Kathonzweni to Nairobi
Chapter 4 "The Akamba are a peaceloving people" Ethnicity, Religion and Politics
Chapter 5 "I ask myself, why did I have my children?" Life and Death
Postscript: Our Relations: On Friendship and Cross?cultural (Mis)Understanding

Bibliography
Indexfriends with Berida Ndambuki. Their collaboration produced this book.