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Autore |
Bailey Martha <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Polygamy in the monogamous world : multicultural challenges for Western law and policy / / Martha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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979-84-00-69890-3 |
0-313-37953-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Polygamy |
Polygamy - Religious aspects |
Polygamy - Law and legislation |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Polygamy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia -- Plural unions -- Principles that should inform public policy -- How monogamous countries should respond. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Polygamy and plural marriage have become front-and-center issues in Europe, Canada, and the United States, notably on two religious fronts: among some splinter groups of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and in Islam. Polygamy in the Monogamous World: Multicultural Challenges for Western Law and Policy takes both groups into account as it provides a careful examination of legal polygamy in non-Western countries and plural unions in North America. Comparing these similar, but legally distinct forms of union, it offers a fresh perspective on how Western countries should respond to |
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