Politics of Kinship
Child Fostering in Dahomey/Benin
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 3629616 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Erdmute Alber (0009-0002-4078-4391, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2019 |
| Volume | 234 |
| Fascículo | 234 |
| Páginas | 359-375 |
| Data de publicação | 2019-06-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Cahiers d études africaines (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0008-0055 • E-ISSN: 1777-5353 |
| Editora | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/etudesafricaines.25790 |
| OpenAlex | W2946641821 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 2 |
| Referências citadas | 8 |
This article argues that not only changing kinship practices are deeply entangled with political change, but also processes of political ordering could be influenced by and engrained with kinship practices. The argument is exemplified with regard to the political history of child fostering in northern Benin. A common and widespread everyday practice already in pre-colonial times, child fostering has been overseen by colonial officers, but nevertheless contributed to means of resisting colonial ordering. After independence, foster practices underwent deep changes which were related to the changing political economy in the region
Argument (complex analysis · Colonialism · Independence (probability theory · Kinship · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Migration, Identity, and Health
| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,4 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 2 |