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Honor Killings in the Twenty-First Century

Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pope, Nicole
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Subjects:
Social Justice, Equality And Human Rights
Middle Eastern Culture
Sex (psychology)
Political Science And International Relations
Ethnology / Middle East
Social Justice
Human Rights
Crime And Society
Political Science
Sociology
Political Sociology
Gender Studies
Gender Expression
Crime / Sociological Aspects
Gender Identity
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide
Physical Description:XIII, 223 p online resource
ISBN:9781137012661

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