Author

Publication

2011 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

55,750 words, Guess

Page Count

223 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780230339781
  • Open LibraryOL25329107M

Classifications

  • DDC306.87
  • LCCHV6250.4.W65 P635 2011
  • LCCHV6250.4.W65 P635 2012
and 1 more
  • LCCJA1-92JA76GN635.N42H

Description

Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. "Honor" killings and other harmful practices such as forced marriage, child marriage, or bride exchange have been recorded for centuries. Under growing pressure from human rights activists, these old traditions have also evolved and adapted to modern circumstances. The book examines honor-based violence, its roots and its evolution, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it in Turkey, Pakistan and other countries, including Western European nations.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Honor killings in the twenty-first centuryPalgrave Macmillan2011-01-01

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