Sanctions and Sanctuary

Sanctions and Sanctuary Cultural Perspectives on the Beating of Wives

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Publisher's Synopsis

Bringing together evidence from 15 Western and non-Western societies - ranging from hunter-gatherers to urban Americans - this book examines wife-beating from a worldwide perspective. Cross-cultural comparison aims to give a more accurate picture of cultural influences on wife-battering and to show the commonalities and differences of the phenomeno

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Routledge

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Book information

ISBN: 9780367286552
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.8292
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 684g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm