Polygamy : a cross-cultural analysis

Summary: "Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation."--Jacket

Record details

ISBN: 1847886175
ISBN: 9781847886170
ISBN: 1847883710
ISBN: 9781847883711
Physical Description: 1 online resource (206 pages)
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York, NY : Berg, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Forms of polygamy -- Foundations of polygamy -- Theories of polygamy -- Muslim polygyny in Malaysia -- Christian polygamy in the USA -- Hindu polyandry in India -- Polygamy and gender -- Polygamy and modernity -- Polygamy in contemporary societies.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.