{"product_id":"9798765142967","title":"Child Marriage Confronting Customs and Controversy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChild Marriage\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConfronting Customs and Controversy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJelena Cvorovic\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the social, economic, demographic, and public health impacts that child marriage has within the cultures and countries that practice it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAround the globe, one in five girls under age 18 are married, and this number can double in areas affected by poverty, conflict, and other humanitarian crises. Child marriage, especially when accompanied by early and frequent pregnancy, often has sharply negative effects on female health, fertility, and mortality. In a wider context, child marriage influences population dynamics, economic development, and many other aspects of the cultures in which it is practiced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I of this book features a collection of essays examining the drivers and consequences of modern-day child marriage. Part II profiles 30 cultures that engage in child marriage around the globe, including in countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. These case studies allow readers to uncover the similarities and differences in patterns of child marriage across cultures and geographies, providing a more nuanced understanding of this complex and controversial subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJelena Cvorovic\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnography, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Her doctoral degree is in cultural anthropology and she has published widely on storytelling, maternal and child health, and early marriages among European Roma. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRoast Chicken and Other Gypsy Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) and co-author with Dr Kathryn Coe of \u003ci\u003eStorytelling around the World: Folktales, Narrative Rituals and Oral Traditions\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2022).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765142967\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51965833805964,"sku":"9798765142967","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b4a405d9-4634-4d43-ba51-0bd5fe4e685e.jpg?v=1786071346","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765142967","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}