03307nam 2200769 450 991078162910332120210311111955.01-350-22410-31-283-28660-297866132866041-84813-960-810.5040/9781350224100(CKB)2550000000049810(OCoLC)761719891(CaPaEBR)ebrary10504838(SSID)ssj0000594319(PQKBManifestationID)11364820(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000594319(PQKBWorkID)10548446(PQKB)10123048(MiAaPQ)EBC783542(Au-PeEL)EBL783542(CaPaEBR)ebr10504838(CaONFJC)MIL328660(OCoLC)756484486(CaBNVSL)9781350224100(EXLCZ)99255000000004981020210311h20212011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWomen, violence and tradition taking FGM and other practices to a secular state /edited by Tamsin BradleyLondon, England :Zed Books,2011.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (225 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-84813-958-6 1-84813-959-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index.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.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.Minority womenFemale circumcisionWife abuseAbused womenDivorceFamily violenceGender studies, gender groupsbicsscMinority women.Female circumcision.Wife abuse.Abused women.Divorce.Family violence.Gender studies, gender groups327392.1Bradley TamsinEBLCPCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910781629103321Women, violence and tradition3865360UNINA