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Surviving Sexual Violence
Liz Kelly
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Description for Surviving Sexual Violence
Paperback. Covers the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, the book develops feminist thought in several key areas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
Women's awareness of the threat and reality of sexual violence is now perhaps more than ever publicly acknowledged. Yet this fact continues to be almost wholly ignored. This new study, based on in-depth interviews with 60 women, is the first to cover the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, it developes feminist thought in several key areas: the similarities and differences between forms of sexual violence; the ways women define their experiences; and the strategies women use ... Read more
Women's awareness of the threat and reality of sexual violence is now perhaps more than ever publicly acknowledged. Yet this fact continues to be almost wholly ignored. This new study, based on in-depth interviews with 60 women, is the first to cover the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, it developes feminist thought in several key areas: the similarities and differences between forms of sexual violence; the ways women define their experiences; and the strategies women use ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745604633
SKU
V9780745604633
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About Liz Kelly
Elizabeth A. Kelly CBE is the professor and director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University, the former head of the now-defunct Women's National Commission, and co-chair, along with Marai Larasi, of the End Violence Against Women Coalition.
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