Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction.The Historical Setting xxi
6. 1. Occupation, Monarchy, and Customary Law: Tribalizing Women 20
7. 2. Family Law as a Site of Struggle and Subordination 51
8. 3. Politics, Election Law, and Exclusion 86
9. 4. Gender Discourse and Discontent: Activism Unraveled 111
10. 5. Challenging the Government’s Gender Discourse 137
11. Epilogue. Past Meets Present 163
12. Notes 175
13. Bibliography 211
14. Index 225