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A vivid account of how marriage, love, and kinship are changing in Uganda. Building on a collaborative research project between African and European scholars, this volume examines changes in ideas of partnership, kinship, child filiation, friendship, love, and commitment in Uganda. Through detailed portraits of Ugandan couples and communities, Marriage Matters offers fresh new insights within the burgeoning field of scholarship on marriage and family, as well as thought-provoking reflections on the consequences of partnership changes for the country's future. Engaging with new and classical anthropological theory and gender studies, the volume reflects not only on how Ugandans imagine the relationships between genders and generations, but also broader trends in how we understand love and intimacy.

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""This creative and original volume, the product of a rich collaboration between African and European scholars, illuminates marriage in myriad new ways. Emphasising multivocality and comparison, and engaging with emerging forms, this is a stunning collection - a model for studies of changing patterns of marriage and family life across time and cultures.""-- ""Janet Carsten, University of Edinburgh"" ""Through exemplary collaborative research and vivid portraits of Ugandan couples and communities, this volume offers profound insights into one of our most fundamental political and social institutions: marriage. Going beyond familiar dichotomies, the authors generate fresh perspectives on materiality, temporality and belonging - transcending borders and enriching our understanding of global intimacies.""-- ""Holly Porter, University of Cambridge""

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Lotte Meinert is Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University. Julaina A. Obika is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, Gulu University. Nanna Schneidermann is Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University.

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