Emily S Burrill

Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa - New African Histories Emily S Burrill

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Available in cloth. Biographical Note: Emily S. Burrill is an associate professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses on African history, gender studies, and feminist theory. Her articles have appeared in "Slavery and Abolition," "Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines," and "Ultramarines: Revue de l'association des amis des archives d'outre-mer."Publisher Marketing: Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa reveals the ways in which domestic space and domestic relationships take on different meanings in African contexts that extend the boundaries of family obligation, kinship, and dependency. The term domestic violence encompasses kin-based violence, marriage-based violence, gender-based violence, as well as violence between patrons and clients who shared the same domestic space. As a lived experience and as a social and historical unit of analysis, domestic violence in colonial and postcolonial Africa is complex.. Using evidence drawn from Subsaharan Africa, the chapters explore the range of domestic violence in Africa's colonial past and its present, including taxation and the insertion of the household into the broader structure of colonial domination. . African histories of domestic violence demand that scholars and activists refine the terms and analyses and pay attention to the historical legacies of contemporary problems. This collection brings into conversation historical, anthropological, legal, and activist perspectives on domestic violence in Africa and fosters a deeper understanding of the problem of domestic violence, the limits of international human rights conventions, and local and regional efforts to address the issue. Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Burrill, Emily S Emily S. Burrill is an associate professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses on African history, gender studies, and feminist theory. Her articles have appeared in "Slavery and Abolition", "Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines", and "Ultramarines: Revue de l'association des amis des archives d'outre-mer". Contributor Bio:  Roberts, Richard L Emily S. Burrill is an associate professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses on African history, gender studies, and feminist theory. Her articles have appeared in "Slavery and Abolition", "Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines", and "Ultramarines: Revue de l'association des amis des archives d'outre-mer". Contributor Bio:  Thornberry, Elizabeth Emily S. Burrill is an associate professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses on African history, gender studies, and feminist theory. Her articles have appeared in "Slavery and Abolition", "Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines", and "Ultramarines: Revue de l'association des amis des archives d'outre-mer".