"Girl cases"
"Girl cases": marriage and colonialism in Gusiiland, Kenya, 1890-1970 Brett L. Shadle
Publisher: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2006.
ISBN: 032507092X
DDC: 306.8108996395
LCC: DT433.545
Edition: (alk. paper)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-250) and index.
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.
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