Screen Library'Honour' killing and violence theory, policy and practice /
In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against women, men and children in the name 'honour'.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against women, men and children in the name 'honour'. 'Honour' Killing and Violence is an important resource for academics, practitioners and students working in the areas of gender-based violence internationally and within Britain. This well-written volume provides coverage of a number of important issues and contexts, including law and policy; and community and state responses in Britain, Europe, India and North America. It also benefits from its interdisciplinarity: the contributors use skills from a range of academic disciplines, including history, economics, law, criminology and psychology, to look at this issue, and together they provide |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137289551. |
| Carrier Form: | 272 p. |
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9781137289568 : 1137289562 : |
| CLC: | K833.81 |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements Foreword-- Professor Lynn Welchman Notes on the Contributors 1. Introduction: 'Honour' and 'Honour'-based Violence: Challenging Common Assumptions-- Aisha K. Gill PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS 2. Domestic Violence or Cultural Tradition? Approaches to 'Honour Killing' as Species and Sub-species in English Legal Practice-- Rupa Reddy 3. Adjusting the Lens of Honour-based Violence: Perspectives from Euro-American History-- Carolyn Strange 4. Towards a Psychologically Oriented Motivational Model of Honour Based Violence-- Karl Roberts 5. Honour as Property-- Johanna Bond 6. (Dis |