Pathos and Power Harold J. Goldberg and escape from the mainstream

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Pathos and Power Harold J. Goldberg and escape from the mainstreamThe collected essays in Pathos and Power provide a critical exploration of widowhood in Africa through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The book challenges a simplistic understanding of widowhood by highlighting how the experience varies according to age, class, race, religion, and geographic location. The contributors investigate how the category of widowhood can obscure or reveal various social dynamics while demonstrating the