{"product_id":"gender-violence-paperback","title":"Gender Violence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Engle Merry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and important directions in intervention and reform. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses stories, personal accounts, case studies and a global perspective to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of forms of violence in gendered relationships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensively covers many forms of gender violence including domestic violence, rape, murder, wartime sexual assault, prison and police violence, female genital cutting, dowry murders, female infanticide, \"honor\" killings, and sex trafficking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines major approaches to diminishing gender violence such as criminalization, batterer retraining programs, and human rights interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the role of social movements in defining the problem and mobilizing reforms in the US and internationally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise introduction defines gender violence in social and cultural terms. Through personal accounts and ethnographic case studies, Sally Engle Merry provides a vivid portrait of many forms of violence in gendered relationships. Domestic violence, rape, murder, wartime sexual assault, prison and police violence, murder, female genital cutting, female infanticide, \"honor\" killings, and trafficking are all analyzed extensively. Merry examines major social movements and other efforts to diminish gender violence such as criminalization, batterer retraining programs, and human rights interventions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender Violence: A Cultural Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to confront gender violence as a social problem deeply embedded in inequalities of class, race, and nation as well as gender. It offers a highly readable and clear overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and its history as a public issue. It is invaluable as a guide to this complex and important social problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Engle Merry\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Law and Society Program at New York University. Her recent books include \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), and \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Human Rights: Tracking Law between the Local and the Global\u003c\/i\u003e, (co-edited with Mark Goodale; 2007). She is past president of the Law and Society Association and the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.5 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354303611129,"sku":"9780631223597","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cE92UlJFTVBwdktjalpTRlpJVHJMUT09.webp?v=1769833600","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/gender-violence-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}