{"product_id":"9780821426432-pathos-power","title":"Pathos and Power","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Widowhood in Africa, Past and Present\u003cbr\u003ePathos and Power provides a critical exploration of widowhood in Africa through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The contributors investigate how the category of widowhood can obscure or reveal various social dynamics while demonstrating the diversity of material, symbolic, and embodied circumstances faced by African widows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collected essays in \u003ci\u003ePathos and Power\u003c\/i\u003e provide a critical exploration of widowhood in Africa through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The book challenges a simplistic understanding of widowhood by highlighting how the experience varies according to age, class, race, religion, and geographic location. The contributors investigate how the category of widowhood can obscure or reveal various social dynamics while demonstrating the diversity of material, symbolic, and embodied circumstances faced by African widows.\u003cbr\u003e The volume considers the forces shaping the lives of widows by examining the structural and legal challenges they encounter, including discriminatory practices in social, economic, and political spheres. Through discussions of precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial contexts, it explores the intersections of custom, law, patriarchy, and feminism while delving into the potentially liberatory opportunities that widowhood sometimes presents. The book also raises broader questions about gender, personhood, marriage, autonomy, and national identity, emphasizing how widowhood informs key conceptual debates in African studies.\u003cbr\u003e Editors Joanna Davidson and Benjamin N. Lawrance bring together scholars across such fields as anthropology, gender studies, history, law, and political science. The authors employ a range of methodologies, including archival research, ethnography, and storytelling, to illuminate widowhood in new and innovative ways. The volume’s rich empirical studies and theoretical insights offer a valuable resource for scholars seeking to understand widowhood and its broader implications in African societies.\u003cbr\u003e CONTRIBUTORS \u003cbr\u003e Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf\u003cbr\u003e Fisayo Ajala\u003cbr\u003e Catherine E. Bolten\u003cbr\u003e Abbass Braham\u003cbr\u003e Mariana Candido\u003cbr\u003e Joanna Davidson\u003cbr\u003e Mariana Dias Paes\u003cbr\u003e Ramadan El-Khouli\u003cbr\u003e Casey Golomski\u003cbr\u003e Juelma Gomes de Matos Ngãla\u003cbr\u003e Benjamin N. Lawrance\u003cbr\u003e Kenda Mutongi\u003cbr\u003e Richard L. Roberts\u003cbr\u003e Enid Schildkrout\u003cbr\u003e Kate Skinner\u003cbr\u003e Wallace Teska\u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Twagira\u003cbr\u003e Sarah J. Zimmerman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55784441905526,"sku":"9780821426432","price":31.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34922827.jpg?v=1750885586","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780821426432-pathos-power","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}