Honor and Violence against Women in Iraqi Kurdistan [electronic resource] /
Alinia, M.author.
This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.
Locating the book -- Framing the historical and political context of oppression and resistance in Iraqi Kurdistan -- Intersecting oppression, and the multiplex of violence against women -- Policing patriarchy : honor, violence and manhood -- Women opposing violence : room for resistance and spaces of empowerment -- Forced or arranged marriage and women's responses -- Suicide as protest -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms.
This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Political science.
Sociology.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Cultural studies.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Science.
Gender Studies.
Crime and Society.
Sociology, general.
Cultural Studies.