Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya

Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya

by Lynn M Thomas (Author)

Synopsis

By examining the political significance of reproductive controversies in 20th-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female initiation, abortion, childbirth and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 316
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 22 Aug 2003

ISBN 10: 0520235401
ISBN 13: 9780520235403