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Female genital cutting : cultural conflict in the global community / Elizabeth Heger Boyle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Female genital mutilation--Prevention.
- Female genital mutilation.
- Female genital mutilation--Government policy.
- Female genital mutilation--Religious aspects.
- World health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- She concludes that while globalization may exacerbate such conflicts, it can ultimately lead to social change.
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ONE Introduction
- TWO Understanding Female Genital Cutting
- THREE The Evolution of Debates over Female Genital Cutting
- FOUR International Mobilization
- FIVE The Diffusion of National Policies against Female Genital Cutting
- SIX Variation in the Meanings of National Policies
- SEVEN Individual Response
- EIGHT Individual Frame Resonance
- NINE Conclusion
- REFERENCES
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-7473-4
- OCLC:
- 559477317
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