Discusses female genital mutilation (FGM) from various perspectives, providing insight and statistical data. This book addresses the worldwide trends in FGM; the potential health risks; the meaning of the practice in the context of the rights of girls and women; the forces keeping FGM alive; and whether the procedure can be eliminated or not.
| ISBN: | 9780231143462 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2007 |
| Author: | Anyi Wang |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: women and girls Human rights, civil rights |
Discusses female genital mutilation (FGM) from various perspectives, providing insight and statistical data. This book addresses the worldwide trends in FGM; the potential health risks; the meaning of the practice in the context of the rights of girls and women; the forces keeping FGM alive; and whether the procedure can be eliminated or not.
Female Genital Mutilation features in the following genres: Gender studies: women and girls, Human rights, civil rights
Female Genital Mutilation is available in Hardback
Female Genital Mutilation was written by Anyi Wang and published by Columbia University Press
Female Genital Mutilation has 272 pages