politically efficacious Etsako woman in Edo State, Nigeria. It portrays the effects of the contemporary perception of women in Edo State ... their role as political actors in influencing and in making policies under the influence of Western ideas of political participation for all. The thesis lays bare the adverse effect the political and feminist movements in North America and Europe can have on African women in Eysako and ultimately on African culture and family life in general.Dr. Ojior holds that African women have traditionally held roles in society, that are different from those of men, and complimentary to them. Among them, has been the right of women to voluntarily take part in political deliberations and to fulfill some political roles assigned to them. However, he sees a deliberate conspiracy by Western women and their backers to undermine the integrity of the social structure of Etsako by introducing an alien value system that pits the Etsako woman against her male counterpart. This trend is seen by the author to generate disharmony between the sexes in Etsako. This change in the African women's role can disrupt the delicate equilibrium reflected in the rules of social differentiation in the Etsako society.Dr. Ojior sees the African woman as having a central role in the maintenance and development of the African society, whose functions include the procreation, and nurturing of children as well as tending to the home. While he agrees that changes do occur in social roles and institutions, he asserts that such changes are beneficial only when they broadly come from within the requirements of a specific society. Dr. Ojior drives home the point that any change foisted on people from outside cannot have a healthy impact on their culture and society as a whole.Professor Hamid Taqi, Director of Internal Studies, Associate

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