Politics of the womb : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya /

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In more than a metaphorical sense, the womb has proven to be an important site of political struggle in and about Africa. By examining the political significance--and complex ramifications--of reproductive controversies in twentieth-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female ini...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Lynn M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Colección:ACLS Fellows' publications.
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Temas:
Women > Kenya > History.
Female genital mutilation > Kenya > History.
Women > Kenya > Social conditions.
Sex role > Kenya.
Femmes > Kenya > Histoire.
Femmes > Kenya > Conditions sociales.
Rôle selon le sexe > Kenya.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
Female circumcision
Sex role
Social conditions
Women
Women > Social conditions
Kenya > Social conditions.
Kenya > Conditions sociales.
Kenya
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In more than a metaphorical sense, the womb has proven to be an important site of political struggle in and about Africa. By examining the political significance--and complex ramifications--of reproductive controversies in twentieth-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female initiation, abortion, childbirth, and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 300 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-287) and index.
ISBN:9780520936645
0520936647
159734818X
9781597348188
1417525770
9781417525775

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