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Women, Land and Justice in Tanzania
Helen Dancer
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Description for Women, Land and Justice in Tanzania
Hardback. Reveals the impact of Tanzania's land law reforms and the ways in which women's rights to land ownership have been overridden in spite of law. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPVH3; LNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Reveals the impact of Tanzania's land law reforms and the ways in which women's rights to land ownership have been overridden in spite of law. Recent decades have seen a wave of land law reforms across Africa, in the context of a "land rush" and land-grabbing. But how has this been enacted on the ground and, in particular, how have women experienced this? This book seeksto re-orientate current debates on women's land rights towards a focus on the law in action. Drawing on the author's ethnographic research in the Arusha region of Tanzania, it explores how the country's land ... Read more
Reveals the impact of Tanzania's land law reforms and the ways in which women's rights to land ownership have been overridden in spite of law. Recent decades have seen a wave of land law reforms across Africa, in the context of a "land rush" and land-grabbing. But how has this been enacted on the ground and, in particular, how have women experienced this? This book seeksto re-orientate current debates on women's land rights towards a focus on the law in action. Drawing on the author's ethnographic research in the Arusha region of Tanzania, it explores how the country's land ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
585g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847011138
SKU
V9781847011138
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Women, Land and Justice in Tanzania
[T]he book addresses the existing legal provisions, deficiencies and achievements of gender equity in land allocation. . . . The book is highly valuable to scholars in conflict studies, law, international studies, diplomacy, development studies and anthropology.
AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY
Having seen the author of this book present her work, I had high expectations, and they were not ... Read more
AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY
Having seen the author of this book present her work, I had high expectations, and they were not ... Read more