Women, violence and tradition : taking FGM and other practices to a secular state / edited by Tamsin Bradley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bradley, Tamsin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Female genital mutilation.

Wife abuse.

Abused women.

Divorce.

Family violence.

Physical Description:

x, 213 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2011.

Contents:

Part 1 Marriage and Divorce

1 Cross-cultural perspectives on marriage and divorce

2 Bengali women in Tower Hamlets tell their stories about marriage and divorce practices

3 Brahmin Hindus and Dowry in Leicester

4 Stories of Sudanese marriage practices in the UK

Part 2 Female Circumcision or Female Genital Mutilation

5 Bridging the gap between activism and women's life stories

6 'Why Grandmother?' A young British-Sudanese woman's account of FGM

7 Why do some women advocate FGM?

Part 3 Domestic Violence

8 Domestic violence as a cross-cultural issue

9 Stories of domestic violence among women of the Zimbabwean Diaspora community

10 The relationship between culture, religion and domestic violence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-208) and index.

ISBN:

9781848139589

1848139586

OCLC:

756752947