Women and violence
By: by Barrie Levy.
Series: Seal studies
Publisher: Seal Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781580052443
Subjects: Women -- Violence against; Women -- Crimes against; Women -- Social conditions
Description: "Women and Violence is a comprehensive look at the issue of violence against women and its many appearances, causes, costs, and consequences. Barrie Levy interweaves real-life stories and deft analysis with global perspectives on violence, overviews of controversies and debates, and thought-provoking coverage of social change strategies and activism."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Violence against women : an overview; title: Global perspectives; title: Consequences; title: Controversies and debates; title: Activism.