Gender, Justice, and the Problem of Culture: From Customary Law to Human Rights in Tanzania

by Dorothy L Hodgson and Dorothy L. Hodgson

Book Overview

When, where, why, and by whom is law used to force desired social change in the name of justice? Why has culture come to be seen as inherently oppressive to women? In this finely crafted book, Dorothy L. Hodgson examines the history of legal ideas and institutions in Tanzania - from customary law to human rights - as specific forms of justice that often reflect elite ideas about gender, culture, and social change. Drawing on evidence from Maasai...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253025354
• ISBN13: 9780253025357
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"