Politics of the womb : women, reproduction, and the state in Kenya / Lynn M. Thomas.

Author
Thomas, Lynn M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Description
xiii, 300 pages ; 24 cm

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      Summary note
      By examining the political significance of reproductive controversies in 20th 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.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-287) and index.
      Contents
      • Imperial populations and "women's affairs"
      • Colonial uplift and girl-midwives
      • Mau Mau and the girls who "circumcised themselves"
      • Late colonial customs and wayward schoolgirls
      • Postcolonial nationalism and "modern" single mothers.
      ISBN
      • 0520224507 ((Cloth ; : alk. paper))
      • 9780520224506 ((Cloth ; : alk. paper))
      • 0520235401 ((Paper ; : alk. paper))
      • 9780520235403 ((Paper ; : alk. paper))
      LCCN
      2002012586
      OCLC
      50339429
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