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Violence Against Women
Edited by Katherine M. J. McKenna & June Larkin
This volume highlights some of the latest thinking in Canada on the issue of male violence against women. Articles examine the prevalence and nature of violence against women, violence and women's health and structural forms of violence against women. Articles are grouped into ... Read more
Overview
This volume highlights some of the latest thinking in Canada on the issue of male violence against women. Articles examine the prevalence and nature of violence against women, violence and women's health and structural forms of violence against women. Articles are grouped into three sections: The Prevalence and Nature of Violence Against Women; Violence and Women's Health; and Structural Forms of Violence Against Women. Contributors to this volume include: Holly Johnson, Yasmin Jiwani, Aysan Sev'er, Emma D. LaRocque, Himani Bannerji, Jenny Horsman, June Larkin, Helene Moussa, Suzanne Lenon, Kim Pate and Elizabeth Sheehy among many others.
Katherine M. J. McKenna
Katherine M. J. McKenna is Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University of Western Ontario in London. June Larkin is a Professor at the Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies, University of Toronto.
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- Dimensions 504 pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 1.00 in
- Published January 1, 2002
- Publisher Inanna Publications
- Category Social Science
- Keywords Feminism & Feminist Theory , Gender Studies , Women's Studies , Feminism & Feminist Theory
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