Download or read book Shaping Tradition written by David Uru Iyam and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the Agwagune community in southeastern Nigeria as a case study, David Uru Iyam asserts that women are not stereotypically submissive, oppressed, or passive. Though women are often misrepresented in studies that fail to ask about their agency, Iyam highlights the overlooked contributions of women that uphold and change entire social systems.