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UNINA9910781629103321 |
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Titolo |
Women, violence and tradition : taking FGM and other practices to a secular state / / edited by Tamsin Bradley |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2011 |
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[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-22410-3 |
1-283-28660-2 |
9786613286604 |
1-84813-960-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minority women |
Female circumcision |
Wife abuse |
Abused women |
Divorce |
Family violence |
Gender studies, gender groups |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Women, Violence and Tradition is a fascinating look into the life histories of women from ethnic minority communities in the West, |
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