Female genital mutilation
Subtitle: politics and prevention
By: Efua Dorkenoo.
Publisher: Hurst & Co.; Columbia University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780231143462; 9780231512749
Subjects: Female circumcision -- Social aspects; Female circumcision -- Prevention -- International cooperation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: What is female genital mutilation?; title: The health consequences; title: The practice : mystification and the motives; title: What are the issues?; title: International initiatives and action; title: Case studies across Africa; title: Western countries and prevention; title: Conclusions and directions for the future.