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Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence
by Maria (edt) Ochoa  Publisher Comments How do so many women survive the violence of their daily lives? Where do they find hope? How can this violence be allowed to continue? A long-needed book, Shout Out contains a powerful collection of writing by women who are contemplating and striving to...
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Helping Battered Women: New Perspectives and Remedies
by Albert R Roberts Publisher Comments Recent estimates indicate that as many as 8.7 million women are beaten in their homes each year. This is an alarming national statistic, but there is hope. This book examines both social work and criminal justice professional's methods of intervention on...
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A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer
by Eve Ensler Publisher Comments Selections from the “Until the Violence Stops” Festival Featuring writings by Abiola Abrams • Edward Albee • Tariq Ali • Maya Angelou • Periel Aschenbrand • Patricia Bosworth • Nicole Burdette • Kate...
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Safe, Not Sorry: Keeping Yourself & Your Family Safe in a Violent Age
by Tanya Metaksa Publisher Comments Millions of American Women Live in Fear that they are easy targets for criminal attack. Their fears are legitimate: 73 percent of women over the age of 12 will be victimized at some point -- more than one third of them violently raped, robbed, or...
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Sexual Violence: The Unmentionable Sin
by Marie Fortune Publisher Comments "An important, readable book". -- Booklist An ethical and pastoral examination of the social and religious roots of sexual violence and the consequences of silence....
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Virgin or Vamp
by Helen Benedict Publisher Comments In the last few years, the national press has lavished coverage on several major sex-related scandals: the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings, the William Kennedy Smith rape trial, and the Mike Tyson case. With each event came lurid stories pitting...
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Cry Rape: The True Story of One Woman's Harrowing Quest for Justice
by Bill Lueders Publisher Comments Cry Rape dramatically exposes the criminal justice system’s capacity for error as it recounts one woman’s courageous battle in the face of adversity. In September 1997, a visually impaired woman named Patty was raped...
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Domestic Violence and the Politics of Privacy
by Kristin A Kelly Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index....
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I Never Called It Rape
by Robin Warshaw Publisher Comments The classic book that broke new ground by thoroughly reporting on the widespread problem of date and acquaintance rape has now been completely updated to include the most recent studies, issues, current events, and controversies....
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Recovering From Rape
by Linda E. Ledray Publisher Comments Practical advice on overcoming the trauma and coping with police, hospitals, and the courts - for the survivors of sexual assault and their families, lovers, and friends....
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Sexual Violence the Reality for Women
by London Rape Cris Publisher Comments The third edition of this resource for women offers information on dealing with the emotional and mental consequences of sexual violence, and answers questions about the law and police procedure in dealing with these crimes....
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Men, Women, and Aggression
by Anne Campbell Publisher Comments Why are men more aggressive than women? To find out, psychologist and criminologist Anne Campbell listened to the voices of ordinary men and women, as well as people for whom aggression is a central fact of life—robbers and gang members. The answer,...
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Female Genital Mutilation: A Practical Guide to Worldwide Laws & Policies
by Anika Rahman Publisher Comments The book opens with a description of female circumcision/female genital mutilation, its history and its consequences for health. The authors look at the reasons used to justify it--control of women’s sexuality, tradition, interpretation of...
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Rape and Sexual Power in Early America:
by Sharon Block Publisher Comments In a comprehensive examination of rape and its prosecution in British America between 1700 and 1820, Sharon Block exposes the dynamics of sexual power on which colonial and early republican Anglo-American society was based. Block analyzes the legal...
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Sage Series on Violence Against Women #11: Battered Women, Children, and Welfare Reform: The Ties That Bind
by Ruth A Brandwein Synopsis Battered Women, Children, and Welfare Reform provides an invaluable service for those interested in the realities of reform efforts. The text??'s four parts place many realities in perspectives, identify gaps in reform efforts, and map alternative paths...
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Breaking Free from Partner Abuse: Voices of Battered Women Caught in the Cycle of Domestic Violence
by Mary Marecek Publisher Comments One-third to one-half of all American women are, at some time, beaten by their husbands or lovers. This book is for all women experiencing violence in a relationship, whether at the hands of a same-sex or heterosexual partner. Using poetry, prose...
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Voices of Rape (Rev. Ed.)
by Janet Bode Synopsis Janet Bode returns to the difficult and emotional topic of rape in this completely revised and updated edition of Voices of Rape. In addition to the original interviews, Bode updates the reader on what has happened to those people she interviewed...
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Living with the Enemy
by Donna Ferrato Publisher Comments This critically acclaimed, graphic report on family violence reveals the lives of ordinary women-and the men who batter them....
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Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies
by Pauline B Bart Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and indexes....
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I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, & Surviving Date Rape
by Robin Warshaw Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index....
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