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The woman in the violence : gender, poverty, and resistance in Peru / M. Cristina Alcalde.
Van Pelt Library HV6250.4.W65 A499 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alcalde, M. Cristina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Violence against--Peru--Lima.
- Women.
- Poor women--Peru--Lima.
- Poor women.
- Women--Violence against.
- Peru--Lima.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, [2010]
- Contents:
- Life in the city : Lima, its possibilities, and its discontents
- Reproducing structural inequalities within intimate relationships
- Women's bodies, sexuality, and reproduction
- Families, children, and mothering
- Resources (un)available : institutional aid and institutional violence
- The everyday experiences and dangers of starting over
- Conclusions: representing the woman in the violence and approaching violence in women's lives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826517296
- 0826517293
- OCLC:
- 528648956
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