Violence against Women

by Stanley G. French

Book Overview

This is the first anthology to take a theoretical look at violence against women. Each essay shows how philosophy provides a powerful tool for examining a difficult and deep-rooted social problem. Stanley G. French, Wanda Teays, and Laura M. Purdy, all philosophers, present a familiar phenomenon in a new and striking fashion.The editors employ a two-tiered approach to this vital issue. Contributors consider both interpersonal violence, such as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801484529
• ISBN13: 9780801484520
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

awesome book

I went through a domestic violence situation and was driving a car for the first time in a couple months and got pulled over for not seeing a red light in time. A cop saw this book in the backseat and let me go telling me she went through the same thing. This book talk about how women try to get away from violence but due to a doulbe standard, they can't get to safety. It talks about female mutilation, battered women in christian and muslim society. It is from a world view perspective.