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 genital mutilation - Kenya - History Women - Kenya - Social conditions Sex role - Kenya |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
abortion africa african history anthropology sociology anthropology birth control childbirth colonialism female initiation gender studies genital mutilation hiv aids kenya kenyan politics nonfiction political perspective political power political struggles postcolonial power premarital pregnancy reproduction reproductive controversies reproductive rights reproductive studies sexuality social hierarchies women womens rights |
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-9910783195303321 |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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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 genital mutilation - Kenya - History Women - Kenya - Social conditions Sex role - Kenya |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
abortion africa african history anthropology sociology anthropology birth control childbirth colonialism female initiation gender studies genital mutilation hiv aids kenya kenyan politics nonfiction political perspective political power political struggles postcolonial power premarital pregnancy reproduction reproductive controversies reproductive rights reproductive studies sexuality social hierarchies women womens rights |
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. | UNISA-996248024103316 |
Thomas Lynn M
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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