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UNINA9910783195303321 |
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Autore |
Thomas Lynn M |
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Titolo |
Politics of the womb [[electronic resource] ] : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya / / Lynn M. Thomas |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-59734-818-X |
9786612762765 |
1-282-76276-1 |
0-520-93664-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Kenya - History |
Female genital mutilation - Kenya - History |
Women - Kenya - Social conditions |
Sex role - Kenya |
Kenya Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-287) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial Populations And "Women's Affairs" -- 2. Colonial Uplift And Girl-Midwives -- 3. Mau Mau And The Girls Who "Circumcised Themselves" -- 4. Late Colonial Customs And Wayward Schoolgirls -- 5. Postcolonial Nationalism And "Modern" Single Mothers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 initiation, abortion, childbirth, and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power. This innovative book enriches the study of gender, reproduction, sexuality, and African history by revealing how reproductive controversies challenged long-standing social hierarchies and contributed to the construction of new ones that continue to |
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