In Search of Gender Justice - Rights and Relationships in Matrilineal Malawi (Hardcover)

What might gender justice look like in matrilineal Malawi? Ideas about gender and human rights have exerted considerable influence over African policy makers and civil society organisations in recent years, and Malawi is no exception. There, concerted efforts at civic education have made the concepts of human and women's rights widely accessible to the rural poor, albeit in modified form. In this book, Jessica Johnson listens to the voices of ordinary Malawian citizens as they strive to resolve disputes and achieve successful gender and marital relations. Through nuanced ethnographic description of aspirations for gender and marital relationships; extended analysis of dispute resolution processes; and an examination of the ways in which the approaches of chiefs, police officers and magistrates intersect, this study puts relationships between law, custom, rights, and justice under the spotlight.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The International African Library
Release date:	November 2018
Authors:	Jessica Johnson
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-47370-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > Local government policies Books > Law > English law > Private, property, family > Gender law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	1-108-47370-9
Barcode:	9781108473705

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