| Description |
169 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index. |
| Contents |
Searching for "voices": feminism, anthropology, and the global debate over female genial operation / Christine J. Walley -- Getting beyond the Ew! factor: rethinking U.S. approaches to African female genital cutting / Claire C. Robertson -- Listening to other(ed) voices: reflections around female genital cutting / Stanlie M. James -- Female genital surgeries: eradication measures at the western local level, a cautionary tale / Isabelle R. Gunning -- "Cultural practice" or "reconstructive surgery"? U.S. genital cutting, the intersex movement, and medical double standards / Cheryl Chase -- Appendix. Advocacy organizations opposed to female genital cutting. |
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Female genital mutilation.
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Female genital mutilation. |
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Infibulation.
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Infibulation. |
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Clitoridectomy.
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Clitoridectomy. |
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Feminist theory -- Africa.
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Feminist theory. |
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Africa. |
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Feminist theory -- United States.
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United States. |
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Female genital mutilation. |
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Clitoridectomy. |
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Feminist theory. |
| Added Author |
James, Stanlie M. (Stanlie Myrise)
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Robertson, Claire C., 1944-
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| ISBN |
0252027418 cloth alkaline paper |
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