The political economy of violence against women
True, JacquiAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage. Yet, when women enjoy good social and economic status they are less vulnerable to violence across all societies. This book develops a political economy approach to understanding violence against women - from the household to the transnational level - accounting for its globally increasing scale and brutality.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage. Yet, when women enjoy good social and economic status they are less vulnerable to violence across all societies. This book develops a political economy approach to understanding violence against women - from the household to the transnational level - accounting for its globally increasing scale and brutality.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 13, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Women
Sex discrimination against women
Sex crimes
Women and war
Women
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency