{"product_id":"9780253109842","title":"Blood, Land, and Sex: Legal and Political Pluralism in Eritrea","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Eritrea, state, traditional, and religious laws equally prevail, but\u003cbr\u003e any of these legal systems may be put into play depending upon the individual or\u003cbr\u003e individuals involved in a legal dispute. Because of conflicting laws, it has been\u003cbr\u003e difficult for Eritreans to come to a consensus on what constitutes their legal\u003cbr\u003e system. In Blood, Land, and Sex, Lyda Favali and Roy Pateman examine the roles of\u003cbr\u003e the state, ethnic groups, religious groups, and the international community in\u003cbr\u003e several key areas of Eritrean law -- blood feud or murder, land tenure, gender\u003cbr\u003e relations (marriage, prostitution, rape), and female genital surgery. Favali and\u003cbr\u003e Pateman explore the intersections of the various laws and discuss how change can be\u003cbr\u003e brought to communities where legal ambiguity prevails, often to the grave harm of\u003cbr\u003e women and other powerless individuals. This significant book focuses on how Eritrea\u003cbr\u003e and other newly emerging democracies might build pluralist legal systems that will\u003cbr\u003e be acceptable to an ethnically and religiously diverse population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084683624688,"sku":"9780253109842","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253109842_p0.jpg?v=1763681278","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253109842","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}