Women escaping violence : empowerment through narrative / / Elaine J. Lawless
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| Autore: |
Lawless Elaine J
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| Titolo: |
Women escaping violence : empowerment through narrative / / Elaine J. Lawless
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.82/92/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Abused women - United States |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prelude -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1 Safe and Unsafe Living -- 2 Powerful Words -- 3 Describing the Unspeakable -- 4 Hearing Silence -- 5 Looking Back -- 6 Turning Points -- Conclusion -- Some of the Stories -- Sherry's Story -- Margaret's Story -- Teresa's Story -- Cathy's Story -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Bringing women's stories to the attention of the academy and to the reading public, Lawless (English and women's studies, U. of Missouri- Columbia) juxtaposes accounts by women who have escaped to shelters of the violence they have suffered, with feminist analysis of their narratives and of the healing power of voicing the experiences. c. Book News Inc. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women escaping violence |
| ISBN: | 0-8262-1319-7 |
| 0-8262-6267-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910973932103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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