Politics of the womb [[electronic resource] ] : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya / / Lynn M. Thomas |
Autore | Thomas Lynn M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.4/096762 |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Kenya - History
Female circumcision - Kenya - History Women - Kenya - Social conditions Sex role - Kenya |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-59734-818-X
9786612762765 1-282-76276-1 0-520-93664-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial Populations And "Women's Affairs" -- 2. Colonial Uplift And Girl-Midwives -- 3. Mau Mau And The Girls Who "Circumcised Themselves" -- 4. Late Colonial Customs And Wayward Schoolgirls -- 5. Postcolonial Nationalism And "Modern" Single Mothers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450279903321 |
Thomas Lynn M | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Politics of the womb : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya / / Lynn M. Thomas |
Autore | Thomas Lynn M |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.4/096762 |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Kenya - History
Female circumcision - Kenya - History Women - Kenya - Social conditions Sex role - Kenya |
ISBN |
1-59734-818-X
9786612762765 1-282-76276-1 0-520-93664-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial Populations And "Women's Affairs" -- 2. Colonial Uplift And Girl-Midwives -- 3. Mau Mau And The Girls Who "Circumcised Themselves" -- 4. Late Colonial Customs And Wayward Schoolgirls -- 5. Postcolonial Nationalism And "Modern" Single Mothers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814998903321 |
Thomas Lynn M | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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