Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa / Esther K. Hicks.
Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa / Esther K. Hicks.
Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa / Esther K. Hicks.
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c1996.
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N392/31
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 319 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Infibulation: Description, Function, and Diffusion Function: Indigenous and Academic Perspectives Diffusion -- 2. The Socioeconomic Distribution of Infibulation -- 3. Infibulation in the Social Nexus -- 4. Methodological Approach and Research Strategy -- 5. Infibulation and the Composite Variable...
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c1996.
Edition
Rev. and expanded ed., 2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
Infibulation is the most extreme form of female circumcision. It plays an important role in the Islamic societies of northeastern Africa. Until now, the social significance and function of this practice has been poorly understood. This has been no less true of Western commentators who have condemned the practice than of relevant governments that ha...
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Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa / Esther K. Hicks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-314) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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N392/31
Record Identifier
74VM5N345JMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5N345JMg
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ISBN
1560008415 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781560008415 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
392
MMS ID
991003726199702626
