Violence against women and ethnicity commonalities and differences across Europe

This book draws together both: theory and practice on minority/migrant women and gendered violence. The interplay of gender, ethnicity, religion, class, generation and sexuality in shaping the lives, experiences and choices of minority/migrant women affected by violence has not always been adequatel...

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Main Author: Thiara, Ravi K.
Other Authors: Condon, Stéphanie, Schröttle, Monika
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Opladen Barbara Budrich Publishers 2011, [2011]©2011
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book draws together both: theory and practice on minority/migrant women and gendered violence. The interplay of gender, ethnicity, religion, class, generation and sexuality in shaping the lives, experiences and choices of minority/migrant women affected by violence has not always been adequately theorised within much of the existing writing on violence against women. Feminist theory, especially the insights provided by the concept of intersectionality, are central to the editors' conceptual frameworks
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (426 pages)
ISBN:3866495706
3866494092