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Polygamy in the monogamous world : multicultural challenges for Western law and policy / Martha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bailey, Martha, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polygamy.
- Polygamy--Law and legislation.
- Polygamy--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Polygamy and plural marriage have become front-and-center issues in Europe, Canada, and the United States, notably on two religious fronts: among some splinter groups of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and in Islam. Polygamy in the Monogamous World: Multicultural Challenges for Western Law and Policy takes both groups into account as it provides a careful examination of legal polygamy in non-Western countries and plural unions in North America. Comparing these similar, but legally distinct forms of union, it offers a fresh perspective on how Western countries should respond to
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Polygamy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
- Plural unions
- Principles that should inform public policy
- How monogamous countries should respond.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400698903
- 9780313379536
- 031337953X
- OCLC:
- 651599454
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