{"product_id":"undesirable-practices-jessica-cammaert-9780803286801","title":"Undesirable Practices: Women, Children, and the Politics of the Body in Northern Ghana, 1930-1972","description":"\u003ci\u003eUndesirable Practices\u003c\/i\u003e examines both the intended and the unintended consequences of \"imperial feminism\" and British colonial interventions in \"undesirable\" cultural practices in northern Ghana. Jessica Cammaert addresses the state management of social practices such as female circumcision, nudity, prostitution, and \"illicit\" adoption as well as the hesitation to impose severe punishments for the slave dealing of females, particularly female children. She examines the gendered power relations and colonial attitudes that targeted women and children spanning pre- and postcolonial periods, the early postindependence years, and post-Nkrumah policies. In particular, Cammaert examines the limits of the male colonial gaze and argues that the power lay not in the gaze itself but in the act of \"looking away,\" a calculated aversion of attention intended to maintain the tribal community and retain control over the movement, sexuality, and labor of women and children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its examination of broader time periods and topics and its complex analytical arguments, \u003ci\u003eUndesirable Practices\u003c\/i\u003e makes a valuable contribution to literature in African studies, contemporary advocacy discourse, women and gender studies, and critical postcolonial studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Cammaert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803286805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803286801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Jessica Cammaert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120246452479,"sku":"9780803286801","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a74d356-0b22-485e-b042-7af89d6db4af.jpg?v=1687413294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/undesirable-practices-jessica-cammaert-9780803286801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}