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The public nature of private violence : the discovery of domestic abuse / edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Roxanne Mykitiuk.

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The public nature of private violence : the discovery of domestic abuse / edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Roxanne Mykitiuk.
Publication
New York : Routledge, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Mykitiuk, Roxanne, 1962-
  • Fineman, Martha.
Description
xviii, 416 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Explores diverse feminist and legal responses to domestic violence across cultures. Argues that domestic violence must be viewed in its social and cultural context and offers suggestions for those dealing with incidents of abuse. " --
Subject
  • Family violence > United States
  • Family violence > Government policy > United States
  • Family violence > Law and legislation > United States
  • Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States
  • Feminist criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-406).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Reframing "Domestic Violence" : terrorism in the home / I. Marcus -- The violence of privacy / E.M. Schneider -- Victimization or oppression? Women's lives, violence, and agency / M.R. Mahoney -- Mapping the margins : intersectionality, identity politics, and violence against women of color / K.W. Crenshaw -- Child that's got her own / M. Sells -- The youngest members : harm to children and the role of religious communities / S. Van Praagh -- Child abuse : a problem for feminist theory / M. Ashe and N.R. Cahn -- Abuse by any other name : feminism, difference, and intralesbian violence / M. Eaton -- The death penalty and the domestic discount / E. Rapaport -- Domestic violence in Ghana : some initial questions / R.O. Ofei-Aboagye -- Killing "the angel in the house" : digging for the political vortex of male violence against women / C. Romany -- Civil remedies for childhood sexual abuse in Canada : trying to break the silence / N. Des Rosiers -- Domestic violence as a human rights issue / M.E. Beasley and D.Q. Thomas -- Private violence and public obligation : the fulcrum of reason / J.M. Cohen.
ISBN
  • 0415908442
  • 0415908450 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^94004591^//r94
OCLC
  • 29909751
  • SCSB-9900267
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library