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In honor of Fadime : murder and shame / Unni Wikan ; translated by Anna Paterson.

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LIBRA HV6197.S8 W5513 2008
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wikan, Unni, 1944-
Standardized Title:
For ærens skyld. English
Language:
English
Swedish
Subjects (All):
Sahindal, Fadime.
Honor killings--Sweden.
Honor killings.
Family violence--Sweden.
Family violence.
Kurds--Sweden.
Kurds.
Sweden.
Physical Description:
305 pages ; 23 cm
Edition:
Revised and extended, partly rewritten version.
Place of Publication:
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Contents:
Fadime, in remembrance
Sara: "too Swedish" for a right to live
Pela, or history repeats itself
What is honor?
The cross-cultural context of honor killing
Virginity, virility, and honor
At a trial
Little sister, thirteen years old
A mother's story
Naive and primitive?
Strength born from grief
Intermission : honor in the courtroom
Nadia's case : another question of honor
The Zedini case : was honor at stake?
The Lørenskog murder : rethinking honor
The man in the woods
The mother
Speaking in parliament
Integration
At stake : a perception of humanity
Longing for the family.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-305).
ISBN:
9780226896861
0226896862
OCLC:
165478606

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