From the Book - 1st pbk. ed.
Prologue : position paper on clitoridectomy and infibulation, Women's Caucus of the African Studies Association
Introduction : reimaging transnational sisterhood / Stanlie M. James and Claire C. Robertson
1. Searching for "voices" : feminism, anthropology, and the global debate over female genital operations / Christine J. Walley
2. Getting beyond the Ew! factor : rethinking U.S. approaches to African female genital cutting / Claire C. Robertson
3. Listening to other(ed) voices : reflections around female genital cutting / Stanlie M. James
4. Female genital surgeries : eradication measures at the western local level - a cautionary tale / Isabelle R. Gunning
5. "Cultural practice" or "reconstructive surgery"? : U.S. genital cutting, the intersex movement, and medical double standards / Cheryl Chase
App. Advocacy organizations opposed to female genital cutting.