Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. INTRODUCTION: FORBIDDEN INTIMACIES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 1
5. 1 RACIAL PROJECTS AND UNEXPECTED DIVERGENCES 21
6. 2 LABYRINTHINE LOVE AND HOMEGROWN POLYGAMIES 55
7. 3 MIGRATORY POLYGAMIES Racialization and Colonial Reckonings 77
8. 4 GENDER, POWER, AND AGENCY IN FORBIDDEN INTIMACIES 99
9. 5 PUSHING POLYGYNOUS FAMILIES UNDERGROUND 126
10. 6 RECOGNIZING POLYGAMIES 157
11. CONCLUSION: IF YES TO SAME-GENDER MARRIAGE, WHY NO TO POLYGAMY? 183
12. APPENDIX: METHODOLOGY 203
13. Notes 217
14. Bibliography 237
15. Index 263