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Tables of Contents for Plundered Kitchens, Empty Wombs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xvii
Pronunciation Guide
xix
Cast of Characters
xxi
Introduction: Fertility and the Politics of Identity in Cameroon
1
14
The Short-lived Marriage of a King's Wife: Paulette's ``Plugged Fertility'' and Blocked Mobility
15
26
Being Bangangte: Social Organization and Identity
41
30
Cooking Inside: The Symbolic Construction of Gender, Marriage, and Fertility
71
28
The Kitchen Plundered: Fear of Infertility
99
36
Seeking Remedies: Medical Pluralism and the Distribution of Fear
135
40
``Then We Were Many'': The Search for Vitality in a Changing Context
175
26
Appendix: Kings of Bangangte
201
2
Notes
203
16
Glossary
219
6
References
225
24
Index
249