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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821664103321

Titolo

Contemporary Africa : Challenges and Opportunities / / edited by T. Falola, E. Mbah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014

ISBN

1-137-44412-6

1-349-49413-5

1-137-44413-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

African Histories and Modernities, , 2634-5781

Disciplina

960.33

Soggetti

Africa - History

Social history

Ethnology - Africa

Culture

Sociology

Africa, Sub-Saharan - History

United States - History

African History

Social History

African Culture

History of Sub-Saharan Africa

US History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polygamy in General -- 3 The Historical and Modern Developments of Polygamy in Saudi Arabia -- 4 The Social Acceptability of Polygamous Marriages -- 5 The Muslim Marriage Contract, its Terms and Conditions and Modern Variations -- 6 The Legal Framework and Legal Changes -- 7 The Character of the Polygamous Relationship -- 8 The Reasons for Polygamy -- 9 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

60 years after independence, African nations still find it difficult to face a number of challenges, from establishing meaningful democratic institutions to establish social structures centered on the advancement of gender equality. This volume approaches these contemporary African challenges while combating a reflexive and facile Afro-Pessimism.