Marriage by force? contestation over consent and coercion in Africa

With forced marriage, the sensationalized hides the mundane, and oversimplified popular discourses miss the range of experiences. In sub-Saharan Africa, the relationship between coercion and consent in marriage is a complex one that varies over time and place, rendering impossible any single interpr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bunting, Annie, 1964- editor (editor), Lawrance, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nicholas), editor (writer of foreword), Roberts, Richard L., 1949- editor (writer of afterword), Buss, Doris, writer of foreword, Burrill, Emily S., writer of afterword
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press 2016.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:With forced marriage, the sensationalized hides the mundane, and oversimplified popular discourses miss the range of experiences. In sub-Saharan Africa, the relationship between coercion and consent in marriage is a complex one that varies over time and place, rendering impossible any single interpretation or explanation. The legal experts, anthropologists, historians, and practitioners contributing to Marriage by Force? focus on the role that marriage plays in labor mobilization, wealth accumulation, and domination versus dependency. They also address the crucial slippage between marriage and other forms of gendered violence, bondage, slavery, and servile status.
Notas:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Descripción Física:1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9780821445495