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Obioma Nnaemeka (ed.), The Politics of (M)Othering: Womanhood, Identity, and Resistance in African Literature (New York: Routledge, 1997), 227 pp. Cloth $65.00, paper $18.95

Obioma Nnaemeka (ed.), The Politics of (M)Othering: Womanhood, Identity, and Resistance in... 287 administered to hundreds of individuals. Additionally, the author selected two areas in Dar es Salaam in an attempt to provide detailed household data based on this questionnaire. The result is an interesting weaving of anecdotal stories into a broader, contextual background of economic change. However, I would have liked to see a copy of the formal questionnaire in the book. While the methodological sources provide for a rich account of individual behavior, there are a number of issues and concepts that remain ambiguous. An example of conceptual fuzziness is the use of the term informal economy. One stated feature of this term is self- employed workers. Given that in the appendix, most of the occupations for which individuals could obtain licenses are self-employed, this defining component loses its significance. A more revealing component concerns whether or not self-employed individuals obtain govern- ment licenses. And a primary reason for not obtaining such licenses, according to Tripp, is the perceived absence of legitimacy held by individuals toward the state illustrated by the unwillingness to pay unfair taxes. This, then, is the essence of the resistance to state policy. Legitimacy is a crucial concept in this study, yet it often http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies) Brill

Obioma Nnaemeka (ed.), The Politics of (M)Othering: Womanhood, Identity, and Resistance in African Literature (New York: Routledge, 1997), 227 pp. Cloth $65.00, paper $18.95

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1998 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0021-9096
eISSN
1568-5217
DOI
10.1163/156852182X00156
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Abstract

287 administered to hundreds of individuals. Additionally, the author selected two areas in Dar es Salaam in an attempt to provide detailed household data based on this questionnaire. The result is an interesting weaving of anecdotal stories into a broader, contextual background of economic change. However, I would have liked to see a copy of the formal questionnaire in the book. While the methodological sources provide for a rich account of individual behavior, there are a number of issues and concepts that remain ambiguous. An example of conceptual fuzziness is the use of the term informal economy. One stated feature of this term is self- employed workers. Given that in the appendix, most of the occupations for which individuals could obtain licenses are self-employed, this defining component loses its significance. A more revealing component concerns whether or not self-employed individuals obtain govern- ment licenses. And a primary reason for not obtaining such licenses, according to Tripp, is the perceived absence of legitimacy held by individuals toward the state illustrated by the unwillingness to pay unfair taxes. This, then, is the essence of the resistance to state policy. Legitimacy is a crucial concept in this study, yet it often

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Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies)Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1998

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