LEADER 02673nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910459455803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-313-37953-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000032288 035 $a(EBL)554194 035 $a(OCoLC)651599454 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000425698 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12183215 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425698 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10370740 035 $a(PQKB)10075731 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC554194 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL554194 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10399199 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000032288 100 $a20100128d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolygamy in the monogamous world$b[electronic resource] $emulticultural challenges for Western law and policy /$fMartha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cPraeger$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-37952-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPolygamy in the Monogamous World: Multicultural Challenges for Western Law and Policy; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Polygamy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia; 3. Plural Unions; 4. Principles That Should Inform Public Policy; 5. How Monogamous Countries Should Respond; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aPolygamy 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 606 $aPolygamy 606 $aPolygamy$xReligious aspects 606 $aPolygamy$xLaw and legislation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolygamy. 615 0$aPolygamy$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aPolygamy$xLaw and legislation. 676 $a306.84/23 700 $aBailey$b Martha$f1950-$0954366 701 $aKaufman$b Amy J$0954367 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459455803321 996 $aPolygamy in the monogamous world$92158611 997 $aUNINA