Blood, land, and sex legal and political pluralism in Eritrea / Lyda Favali and Roy Pateman.

Author/creator Favali, Lyda, 1969-
Other author Pateman, Roy.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington, IN : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxvi, 352 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Facts and ideas : the struggle for power and legitimacy -- From tradition to globalization -- Changing leadership, unchanging law -- The transitional period and attempts at legal reform -- From blood feud and blood money to the state settlement of murder cases -- Land tenure on the highland plateau -- Land disputes and conflict resolution -- The virgin, the wife, the spinster, and the concubine : gender roles and gender relations -- Female genital mutilation : symbol, tradition, or survival? -- Creating space in a changing world for traditional and religious law.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-333) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002010945
ISBN0253342058 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253215773 (paper : alk. paper)

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