{"product_id":"marriage-by-force-contestation-over-consent-and-coercion-in-africa-paperback","title":"Marriage by Force?: Contestation over Consent and Coercion in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Bunting\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith forced marriage, as with so many human rights issues, the sensationalized hides the mundane, and oversimplified popular discourses miss the range of experiences. In sub-Saharan Africa, the relationship between coercion and consent in marriage is a complex one that has changed over time and place, rendering impossible any single interpretation or explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legal experts, anthropologists, historians, and development workers contributing to \u003ci\u003eMarriage by Force?\u003c\/i\u003e focus on the role that marriage plays in the mobilization of labor, the accumulation of wealth, and domination versus dependency. They also address the crucial slippage between marriages and other forms of gendered violence, bondage, slavery, and servile status.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly by examining variations in practices from a multitude of perspectives can we properly contextualize the problem and its consequences. And while early and forced marriages have been on the human rights agenda for decades, there is today an unprecedented level of international attention to the issue, thus making the coherent, multifaceted approach of \u003ci\u003eMarriage by Force?\u003c\/i\u003e even more necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Bunting\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the law and society program at York University, teaching in the areas of social justice and human rights. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eMarriage by Force? Contestation over Consent and Coercion in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eContemporary Slavery: The Rhetoric of Global Human Rights Campaigns.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin N. Lawrance\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and editor of eleven books, and editor in chief of the \u003ci\u003eAfrican Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is professor of History at the University of Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard L. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e directs the Center for African Studies at Stanford University. His books include \u003ci\u003eTrafficking in Slavery's Wake: The Experience of Women and Children in Africa, \u003c\/i\u003e edited with Benjamin N. Lawrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53249931247923,"sku":"9780821422007","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NSCY1CZwIh9780821422007.webp?v=1776334592","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/marriage-by-force-contestation-over-consent-and-coercion-in-africa-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}