Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0801484529 ISBN 13: 9780801484520

Casa editrice: Cornell Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

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 rape and battering; and also systemic violence, such as sexual harassment, pornography, prostitution, and violence in a medical context. The editors have further broadened the discussion to include such cross-cultural issues as rape in war, dowry deaths, female genital mutilation, and international policies on violence against women. Against this wide range of topics, which integrate personal perspectives with the philosophical, the contributors offer powerful analyses of the causes and effects of violence against women, as well as potential policies for effecting change.

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This anthology takes 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. The editors employ a two-tiered approach - the contributors consider both interpersonal violence, such as rape and battering, and also systemic violence, such as sexual harassment, pornography, prostitution and violence in a medical context. The editors further broaden the discussion to include such cross-cultural issues as rape in war, dowry deaths, female genital mutilation and international policies on violence against women. Against this wide range of topics, which integrate personal perspectives with the philosophical, the contributors offer powerful analyses of the causes and effects of violence against women, as well as potential policies for effecting change. The contributors are: Clelia Smyth Anderson; Semra Asefa; Susan J. Brison; Nadya Burton; Natalie Dandekar; Debra A. DeBruin; Arnold R. Eiser; Yolanda Estes; Patricia Kazan; Catharine A. MacKinnon; Roksana Nazneen; Edith L. Pacillo; Wanda Teays; and Abby Wilkerson.

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• Editore: Cornell Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0801484529
• ISBN 13: 9780801484520
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 260
• Redattore: French Stanley G., Purdy Laura Martha