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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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- Gusii (African people) -- Marriage customs and rites.
- Gusii (African people) -- Social life and customs.
- Women, Gusii -- Social conditions.
- Women, Gusii -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Bride price -- Kenya.
- Marriage law -- Kenya.
- Kenya -- Historiography.
- Kenya -- Colonization.
- Kenya -- Politics and government.
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration.
