Against Violence Against Women [electronic resource] : The Case for Gender as a Protected Class /
Fields, R.author.
Responding to the targeted destruction of women, Fields argues for establishing Gender as a protected class under the Genocide Convention. Cases are explored, historically, anthropologically, psychologically and sociologically, from the author's field research, as well as focuses on morbidity, mortality and demographic documentation data.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Africa: Gender Genocide; Chapter 3 The Negev Bedouin: A Contemporary Remnant of Ancient Tribal Society; Chapter 4 Sanctioned Mass Atrocities: Women in Afghanistan; Chapter 5 India: Goddesses, Prime Ministers, Femicide Victims; Chapter 6 China: Contrast and Contradictions; Chapter 7 Siberia: Golden Woman, X-Woman, and Empresses to Anomie; Chapter 8 Celtic Europe: Slaves of Slaves or Queens and Warriors; Chapter 9 Epilogue; Appendix: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Responding to the targeted destruction of women, Fields argues for establishing Gender as a protected class under the Genocide Convention. Cases are explored, historically, anthropologically, psychologically and sociologically, from the author's field research, as well as focuses on morbidity, mortality and demographic documentation data.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Critical psychology.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Sociology.
Families.
Families—Social aspects.
Feminist theory.
Crime and Society.
Critical Psychology.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Gender Studies.
Family.
Feminism.