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Undesirable Practices

- Women, Children, and the Politics of the Body in Northern Ghana, 1930-1972

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Examines both the intended and the unintended consequences of "imperial feminism" and British colonial interventions in "undesirable" cultural practices in northern Ghana. Jessica Cammaert addresses the state management of social practices such as female circumcision, prostitution, and "illicit" adoption, as well as the hesitation to impose punishments for the slave dealing of females.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780803286801
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 306
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. juli 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x21 mm.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-3 uger
Forventet levering: 26. november 2024

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Examines both the intended and the unintended consequences of "imperial feminism" and British colonial interventions in "undesirable" cultural practices in northern Ghana. Jessica Cammaert addresses the state management of social practices such as female circumcision, prostitution, and "illicit" adoption, as well as the hesitation to impose punishments for the slave dealing of females.

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