Polygamy in the monogamous world : multicultural challenges for Western law and policy / / Martha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger
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Bailey Martha <1950->
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Polygamy in the monogamous world : multicultural challenges for Western law and policy / / Martha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010 |
| New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.84/23 |
| Soggetto topico: | Polygamy |
| Polygamy - Law and legislation | |
| Polygamy - Religious aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
KaufmanAmy J
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Polygamy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia -- Plural unions -- Principles that should inform public policy -- How monogamous countries should respond. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Polygamy in the monogamous world |
| ISBN: | 979-84-00-69890-3 |
| 0-313-37953-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828573003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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