Sex, law, and sovereignty in french algeria, 1830-1930.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Surkis, Judith (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, , 2019.
Series:Corpus Juris
Subjects:
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Table of Contents:
  • Colonial literature and customary law
  • Conversion, mixed marriage, and the corporealization of law
  • Epilogue : sex and the centenary.
  • Making the "Muslim family"
  • Polygamy, public order, and property
  • The sexual politics of legal reform
  • Bodies of French Algerian law
  • Civilization, the Civil Code, and "child marriage"
  • Special mœurs and military exceptions