Widow Inheritance and Contested Citizenship in Kenya

by Awino Okech

Book Overview

This book examines the practice of widow inheritance in order to explore the intersection between power, gender and sexualities in Kenya.

Using widow inheritance amongst the Luo of Kenya as a case study, the book explores the role of body politics in the construction of gendered subjects and nations. Widow Inheritance and Contested Citizenship in Kenya unpacks how 'respectable femininities' and 'wayward sexualities' become...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367788047
• ISBN13: 9780367788049
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"