Battered Women
- ISBN-10
- 1565108973
- ISBN-13
- 9781565108974
- Series
- Battered Women
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Press
- Author
- Louise I. Gerdes
Description
Domestic violence affects women from all walks of life. Contributors to this anthology investigate the pattern of domestic violence and examine legal and other measures that can protect battered women. Personal narratives by women who were victims of domestic violence illustrate the problem.
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Other editions
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- 1977
- 334 pages
- Paperback
- Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
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