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FGM continues to be a vexing problem. Attention is §drawn to a Kenyan community,Abagusii,in examining §why painful,terrifying practices persists.The book §reveals peoples core values,philosophy of life,and §FGM links to everyday struggles.It provides insights §into contemporary significance of FGM,impact of §globalization on women and unintended consequences §of intervention strategies.Focusing on survival as a §strategic framework anchored in dialogue,it engages §local and foreign feminist theories in ending FGM. §In an effort to move beyond simplified binary §definition of insiders/outsiders, Mose argues that §any person,born locally or raised in the West can §become insider and or outsider and cautions against §discounting great foreign ethnographies or blindly §embracing insider perspectives.She integrates §insider/outsider perspectives for collaborative §eradication efforts.She offers new approach to §addressing the issue of naming.The book will be §useful to development practitioners, Women s §Studies,anthropology,law,African and sociology §scholars, non profit organizations, feminist §activists, women and human rights,women s health §and public policy advocates.

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• Plný název: Thinking the Gusii Way
• Autor: Grace B. Mose
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 224
• EAN: 9783639085174
• ISBN: 3639085175
• ID: 04334068
• Nakladatelství: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Hmotnost: 304 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 12 mm
• Datum vydání: 21. October 2008

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