Behind closed doors : domestic violence in India /

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This powerful book deals with the complex problem of domestic violence in India. Based on the narratives of 17 women from diverse socioeconomic and caste backgrounds, the author locates the problem in the larger societal context and analyzes a range of physical, psychological, non-physical, social a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bhattacharya, Rinki
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2004.
Subjects:
Family violence > India.
Wife abuse > India.
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0415/2004004549.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/2004004549-d.html
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Rinki Bhattacharya
  • Devi, the disempowered goddess / Anwesha Arya
  • Contextualizing domestic violence : family, community, state / Sobha Venkatesh Ghosh
  • The narratives / Rinki Bhattacharya
  • Police attitude and women / Kalindi Muzumdar
  • Domestic violence : studying public hospital records / Achala Daga
  • Roadmap for support / Rinki Bhattacharya
  • Afterword / by Chhaya Dey.

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