Contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Challenges and Opportunities / / edited by T. Falola, E. Mbah

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2014.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 960.33
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Persona (resp. second.): FalolaT; MbahE
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: CONTEMPORARY Africa
• ISBN: 1-137-44412-6; 1-349-49413-5; 1-137-44413-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791153603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African Histories and Modernities, . 2634-5781