03587nam 22009135 450 991079115360332120230810143029.01-137-44412-61-349-49413-51-137-44413-410.1057/9781137444134(CKB)2550000001351757(EBL)1779876(SSID)ssj0001335280(PQKBManifestationID)12597323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001335280(PQKBWorkID)11273094(PQKB)10030644(MiAaPQ)EBC4828450(DE-He213)978-1-137-44413-4(MiAaPQ)EBC5121598(Au-PeEL)EBL5121598(CaONFJC)MIL642017(OCoLC)885008227(EXLCZ)99255000000135175720151130d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContemporary Africa[electronic resource] Challenges and Opportunities /edited by T. Falola, E. Mbah1st ed. 2014.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2014.1 online resource (280 p.)African Histories and Modernities,2634-5781Description based upon print version of record.1-137-43891-6 1-322-10766-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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.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.African Histories and Modernities,2634-5781AfricaHistorySocial historyEthnologyAfricaCultureSociologyAfrica, Sub-SaharanHistoryUnited StatesHistoryAfrican HistorySocial HistoryAfrican CultureSociologyHistory of Sub-Saharan AfricaUS HistoryAfricaHistory.Social history.EthnologyAfrica.Culture.Sociology.Africa, Sub-SaharanHistory.United StatesHistory.African History.Social History.African Culture.Sociology.History of Sub-Saharan Africa.US History.960.33Falola Tedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMbah Eedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791153603321CONTEMPORARY Africa651842UNINA