{"product_id":"girl-cases-brett-l-shadle-9780325070926","title":"Girl Cases: Marriage and Colonialism in Gusiiland, Kenya, 1890-1970","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the late 1930s, a crisis in colonial Gusiiland developed over traditional marriage customs. Couples eloped, wives deserted husbands, fathers forced daughters into marriage, and desperate men abducted women as wives. Existing historiography focuses on women who either fled their rural homes to escape a new dual patriarchy-African men backed by colonial officials-or surrendered themselves to this new power. \u003ci\u003eGirl Cases: Marriage and Colonialism in Gusiiland, Kenya 1890-1970\u003c\/i\u003e takes a new approach to the study of Gusii marriage customs and shows that Gusii women stayed in their homes to fight over the nature of marriage. Gusii women and their lovers remained committed to traditional bridewealth marriage, but they raised deeper questions over the relations between men and women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring this time of social upheaval, thousands of marriage disputes flowed into local African courts. By examining court transcripts, \u003ci\u003eGirl Cases\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the dialogue that developed surrounding the nature of marriage. Should parental rights to arrange a marriage outweigh women's rights to choose their husbands? Could violence by abductors create a legitimate union? Men and women debated these and other issues in the courtroom, and Brett L. Shadle's analysis of the transcripts provides a valuable addition to African social history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett L. Shadle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 032507092X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325070926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.44w x 1.07d","brand":"Brett L. Shadle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425009352959,"sku":"9780325070926","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_640a2cdf-3ac9-4163-9bb9-ec71991a6137.jpg?v=1761536376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girl-cases-brett-l-shadle-9780325070926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}