Militarization, gender, and reproductive health in South Sudan / Jok Madut Jok.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Jok, Jok Madut.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Women, Dinka--Health and hygiene.
• Women, Dinka--Wars.
• Women, Dinka--Crimes against.
• Political violence--Sudan--Baḥr al Ghazāl Province.
• Political violence.
• Women, Dinka.
• War.
• Sudan--Baḥr al Ghazāl Province.
• Social conflict--Sudan--Baḥr al Ghazāl Province.
• Social conflict.
• Sex role--Sudan--Baḥr al Ghazāl Province.
• Sex role.
• Human reproduction--Sudan--Baḥr al Ghazāl Province.
• Human reproduction.
• Baḥr al Ghazāl Province (Sudan)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 339 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, [1998]

Contents:

• 2. Politics of Reproduction: A Theoretical Perspective 21
• 3. The Context: The Dinka of Bahr el Ghazal 71
• 4. Women, Social Transition and Reproduction 121
• 5. Women and Management of Reproduction 161
• 6. Social Restructure as an Adaptive Strategy and Determinant of Health-Seeking Behavior 201
• 7. Men's Views on Sexuality and Reproductive Health 223
• 8. Women's Health and Relief Interventions 259
• 9. The Role for Anthropology: General Conclusions 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-328) and index.

ISBN:

0773422358

OCLC:

38286561