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Polygamy's rights and wrongs : perspectives on harm, family, and law /

"Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate, with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of civil society, and polygamy the immoral alternative. Opponents have argued that polygamy is harmful to women, children, personal freedom, and even national values,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Beaman, Lori G. (Lori Gail), 1963- (Editor ), Calder, Gillian (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver [British Columbia] : UBC Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
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  • How should public institutions assess religious identity? The case of polygamy
  • Polygamy and the predicament of contemporary criminal law
  • Are they not us? A personal reflection on polygamy
  • Reflecting on polygamy : what's the harm?
  • Polygamy in the Parisian banlieues : debate and discourse on the 2005 French suburban riots
  • Polygamy and race-thinking : a genealogy
  • Making them fit : the Australian national census and Aboriginal family forms
  • Raids at Short Creek and yearning for Zion Ranch and the law of unintended consequences.