Decline of Marriage in Namibia – Kinship and Social Class in a Rural Community

Julia Pauli, Prof. Dr., ist Professorin für Ethnologie an der Universität Hamburg.

• List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Fransfontein Fieldwork; History Through Biography; Post-Apartheid Livelihoods; Contemporary Fransfontein Marriages; From Decline to Distinction; Forming Families; Intimacy Outside Marriage; Conclusion; Reference List.

»With its balanced discussion of the regional literature the monograph is a good read for social scientists doing research in the Southern African region and of value to anyone researching gender and family relations. In addition, it is an inspiration for anyone interested in class relationsin Africa.«