Gender and violence in Haiti : women's path from victims to agents /

Gender and violence in Haiti : women's path from victims to agents /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Faedi Duramy, Benedetta, author.
Imprint:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Description:	xii, 172 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Women -- Violence against -- Haiti. Girls -- Violence against -- Haiti. Sex crimes -- Zimbabwe -- Mbare. Abused women -- Haiti. Family violence -- Haiti. Female offenders -- Haiti. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Haiti. Abused women. Family violence. Female offenders. Sex crimes. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. Women -- Violence against. Haiti.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10042684

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ISBN:	9780813563152 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0813563151 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813563145 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0813563143 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813563169 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms and Organizations
Introduction
1. Gender-Bsed Violence and Women's Violence in Context
2. Gender-Based Violence in Haiti
3. Understanding Women's Violence in Haiti
4. Legal Frameworks
5. Victims' Help-Seeking and the Criminal-Justice Response
6. Strategies for Action
7. Women in the Aftermath of the Earthquake
Notes
References
Index