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"Girl cases" : marriage and colonialism in Gusiiland, Kenya, 1890-1970

Author: Brett Lindsay Shadle
Publisher: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2006.
Series: Social history of Africa
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Brett Lindsay Shadle
ISBN: 0325070946 9780325070940 032507092X 9780325070926
OCLC Number: 68786743
Description: xliii, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction -- Gusii society and politics and the coming of colonialism -- Colonialism and African society to circa 1940 -- The political economy of bridewealth, 1930s-1960s -- The course of marriage disputes -- "Girl cases" in the courts -- The state, African society, and the limits of the Ritongo -- The demise of marriage disputes -- Conclusion.
Series Title: Social history of Africa
Responsibility: Brett L. Shadle.
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