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Contemporary Africa : Challenges and Opportunities / edited by T. Falola, E. Mbah.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- African Histories and Modernities, 2634-5781
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--History.
- Africa.
- Social history.
- Ethnology--Africa.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Sociology.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- African History.
- Social History.
- African Culture.
- History of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- US History.
- Local Subjects:
- African History.
- Social History.
- African Culture.
- Sociology.
- History of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- US History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 60 years after independence, African nations still find it difficult to face a number of challenges, from establishing meaningful democratic institutions to establish social structures centered on the advancement of gender equality. This volume approaches these contemporary African challenges while combating a reflexive and facile Afro-Pessimism.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Polygamy in General
- 3 The Historical and Modern Developments of Polygamy in Saudi Arabia
- 4 The Social Acceptability of Polygamous Marriages
- 5 The Muslim Marriage Contract, its Terms and Conditions and Modern Variations
- 6 The Legal Framework and Legal Changes
- 7 The Character of the Polygamous Relationship
- 8 The Reasons for Polygamy
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781137444127
- 1137444126
- 9781349494132
- 1349494135
- 9781137444134
- 1137444134
- OCLC:
- 885008227
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