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Gendered harm and structural violence in the British asylum system / Victoria Canning.

Van Pelt Library HV6250.4.W65 C355 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Canning, Victoria, author.
Series:
Routledge studies in criminal justice, borders and citizenship ; 9.
Routledge studies in criminal justice, borders and citizenship ; 9
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women--Violence against--Great Britain.
Women.
Political refugees--Great Britain.
Political refugees.
Power (Social sciences)--Great Britain.
Power (Social sciences).
Women--Violence against.
Great Britain.
Physical Description:
193 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Contents:
Introduction
Asylum in Britain (an illusion of sanctuary?)
Intersectional continuums of violence
Structural violence in the British asylum system
The infliction of social harm
Hawwi : violence, resistance and survival
Compounding trauma
Silent denial
Conclusion: resisting the spiral of silence
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781138854659
1138854654
OCLC:
957241980

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