'Honour': Crimes, Paradigms, and Violence Against Women

by Sara Hossain

Book Overview

This volume brings together the practical insights and experiences of individuals and organisations working in diverse regions and contexts to combat 'crimes of honour'. Authors examine strategies of response to such manifestations of violence against women, focusing largely on 'honour killings' and interference with the right to choice in marriage, and the related use and legal treatment of the defence of 'honour' and 'provocation' in different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842776274
• ISBN13: 9781842776278
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"