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States of Marriage shows how throughout the colonial period in French Sudan (present-day Mali) the institution of marriage played a central role in how the empire defined its colonial subjects as gendered persons with certain attendant rights and privileges. The book is a modern history of the ideol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burrill, Emily (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2015.
Colección:New African histories series.
Temas:
1900-1999
Marriage > Mali > History > 20th century.
Marriage > Political aspects > Mali > History > 20th century.
Marriage law > Mali > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > Mali > History > 20th century.
Mariage > Mali > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mariage > Aspect politique > Mali > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes > Droits > Mali > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Colonial influence.
Marriage.
Marriage law.
Social conditions.
Women's rights.
Mali > Social conditions > 20th century.
Mali > Colonial influence.
Mali > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Mali > Influence coloniale.
Mali.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:States of Marriage shows how throughout the colonial period in French Sudan (present-day Mali) the institution of marriage played a central role in how the empire defined its colonial subjects as gendered persons with certain attendant rights and privileges. The book is a modern history of the ideological debates surrounding the meaning of marriage, as well as the associated legal and sociopolitical practices in colonial and postcolonial Mali. It is also the first to use declassified court records regarding colonialist attempts to classify and categorize traditional marriage conventi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821445143
0821445146

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