Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial

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Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa w Edited by Emily Burrill, Richard Roberts, and Elizabeth Thornberry o h i o u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s a t h e n s Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 www.ohioswallow.com© 2010 by Ohio University Press All rights reserved To obtain permission to quote, reprint, or otherwise reproduce or distribute material from Ohio University Press publications, please contact our rights and permissions department at (740) 593-1154 or (740) 593-4536 (fax). Printed in the United States of America Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper ƒ ™ 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Domestic violence and the law in colonial and postcolonial Africa / edited by Emily Burrill, Richard Roberts, and Elizabeth Thornberry. p. cm. — (New African histories series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8214-1928-1 (hc : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8214-1929-8 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8214-4345-3 (electronic) 1. Family violence—Africa—History. 2. Family violence—Law and legislation— Africa—History. 3. Justice, Administration of—Africa—History. 4. Colonies— Africa—History. I. Burrill, Emily. II. Roberts, Richard L., 1949– III. Thornberry, Elizabeth. HV6626.23.A35D66 2010 362.82’92096—dc22 2010017441 ...