Title: The woman in the violence : gender, poverty, and resistance in Peru /
Authors: Alcalde, M. Cristina.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Women Violence against Peru Lima.; Poor women Peru Lima.
Contents: Life in the city : Lima, its possibilities, and its discontents -- Reproducing structural inequalities within intimate relationships -- Women's bodies, sexuality, and reproduction -- Families, children, and mothering -- Resources (un)available : institutional aid and institutional violence -- The everyday experiences and dangers of starting over -- Conclusions: representing the woman in the violence and approaching violence in women's lives.