Love in Africa

by Jennifer Cole

In recent years, scholarly interest in love has flourished. Historians have addressed the rise of romantic love and marriage in Europe and the United States, while anthropologists have explored the ways globalization has reshaped local ideas about those same topics. Yet, love in Africa has been peculiarly ignored, resulting in a serious lack of understanding about this vital element of social life--a glaring omission given the intense focus on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226113531
• ISBN13: 9780226113531
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"