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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781629103321

Titolo

Women, violence and tradition : taking FGM and other practices to a secular state / / edited by Tamsin Bradley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2011

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22410-3

1-283-28660-2

9786613286604

1-84813-960-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

327

392.1

Soggetti

Minority women

Female circumcision

Wife abuse

Abused women

Divorce

Family violence

Gender studies, gender groups

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

About the Editor; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors; Introduction; 1 Researching Stories; 2 Somali Memories of Female Genital Mutilation; 3 Tales of Somali Marriage in the UK; 4 Domestic Violence in Zimbabwe and the UK Diaspora; 5 Narratives of Divorce amongst Bangladeshi Women Living in England; 6 Transnational Accounts of Dowry and Caste: Hindu Women Tell Their Stories; 7 The Big Taboo: Stories of Premarital Relationships; 8 'I Wish I'd Taken Her With Me': The Lives of Black and Minority Ethnic Women Facing Gender-Based Violence; Conclusion; References; Index; About Zed Books.

Sommario/riassunto

Women, Violence and Tradition is a fascinating look into the life histories of women from ethnic minority communities in the West,



focusing specifically on their experiences of underresearched cultural practices. It illuminates areas of tension and difficulty when women actively try to reform aspects of their tradition whilst remaining fiercely loyal to their cultural identity. It draws on the views of activists and community organisations that work with women to confront injustice.