Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya
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| Management number | 233433041 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | $12.19 | Model Number | 233433041 | ||
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In more than a metaphorical sense, the womb has proven to be an important site of political struggle in and about Africa. By examining the political significance—and complex ramifications—of reproductive controversies in twentieth-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female initiation, abortion, childbirth, and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power. This innovative book enriches the study of gender, reproduction, sexuality, and African history by revealing how reproductive controversies challenged long-standing social hierarchies and contributed to the construction of new ones that continue to influence the fraught politics of abortion, birth control, female genital cutting, and HIV/AIDS in Africa. Read more
| ASIN | B0079JK6T0 |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0520936645 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 869 KB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 307 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | August 20, 2003 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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