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Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya Lynn Thomas
Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya
Lynn Thomas
By examining the political significance of reproductive controversies in 20th-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.
316 pages, 2 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 20, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520235403 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 316 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 227 × 19 mm · 440 g |