{"product_id":"9780631223580","title":"Gender Violence A Cultural Perspective","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Introductions to Engaged Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGender Violence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cultural Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSally Engle Merry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTaking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and important directions in intervention and reform.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses stories, personal accounts, case studies and a global perspective to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of forms of violence in gendered relationships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensively covers many forms of gender violence including domestic violence, rape, murder, wartime sexual assault, prison and police violence, female genital cutting, dowry murders, female infanticide, “honor” killings, and sex trafficking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines major approaches to diminishing gender violence such as criminalization, batterer retraining programs, and human rights interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the role of social movements in defining the problem and mobilizing reforms in the US and internationally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSally Engle Merry\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Law and Society Program at New York University. Her recent books include \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), and \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Human Rights: Tracking Law between the Local and the Global\u003c\/i\u003e, (co-edited with Mark Goodale; 2007). She is past president of the Law and Society Association and the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 December 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631223580\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312990810252,"sku":"9780631223580","price":120.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631223580_772a983f-591b-40cb-88d1-fda532521a8c.jpg?v=1780164320","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631223580","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}