Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya
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Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya
Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya

Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya

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Lynn Thomas (Author)  

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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. 2 maps
Lynn M. Thomas is Assistant Professor of History and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.
  • Contributor: Lynn Thomas
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • ISBN13: 9780520235403
  • Number of Pages: 316
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x30mm
  • Packaged Weight: 454
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Release Date: 2003-08-22
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Lynn M. Thomas is Assistant Professor of History and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.

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