NICHOLAS KAHN - FOGEL Western Universalism and African
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........................................................................................... 315 Introduction ...................................................................................... 317 I. Law and Contemporary Attitudes Toward African Homosexuality ....................................................................... 323 II. Liberal Philosophy and Liberal Legal Frameworks .............. 332 A. Equal Protection ............................................................. 334 B. Autonomy ....................................................................... 347 C. Enforcement ................................................................... 353 III. Critiques of Liberalism .......................................................... 357 A. Communitarian Philosophy and African Culture ........... 361 B. Queer Theory ................................................................. 374 IV. Anthropological Data ............................................................ 378 V. The Way Forward .................................................................. 386
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