African Women South of the Sahara provides a comprehensive survey of the economic, social, cultural and political role of women in Africa today and in the past. This second edition has been fully revised to cover all the major sub-Saharan nations and peoples, including South Africa. The fourteen chapters are all written by specialists and include information on the precolonial and colonial history of the region and the current situation. The role of women is discussed across a wide range of topics: economics; politics; religion; literature and the arts, and the book also looks at the role of women in national liberation movements and development projects.