Polygyny has long been a feature of many African societies: a man marrying multiple wives was often culturally acceptable, economically rational (in agrarian societies), and socially prestigious .

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Claims that sharia law threatens Britain’s legal system ignore the country’s history of accommodating multiple legal ...

An Indigenous perspective reveals how daylight saving time runs counter to both human biology and the rhythms of the natural ...

Qvortrup’s style is easy-going and conversational, yet the scholarship is rigorous. His own views are not necessarily neutral. At one point, after defining ‘plebiscite’ as the kind of referendum ...