Polygamy

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"Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Cross-cultural studies,  History,  Polygamy,  Anthropology,  Polygamie,  Études transculturelles,  Histoire,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  General