Gender Violence: A Cultural PerspectiveJohn Wiley & Sons, 28 sep 2009 - 224 pagina's Taking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and important directions in intervention and reform.
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Preface | vi |
Interventions | 48 |
Gender Violence as a Human Rights Violation 77 | 75 |
Violent Cultural Practices in the Family | 127 |
Women and Armed Conflict | 156 |
Conclusions | 179 |
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