Part I: Understanding the Context of Violence against Women
1 Perspectives on Violence against Women: Historical, Methodological, and Theoretical = 3
2 The Sociopolitical Conditions that Predispose Women to Violence = 23
Part II: Violent Practices
3 Femicide: Infanticide and Feticide = 53
4 Female Genital Cutting: Clitoridectomy, Female Circumcision, FGM, or Rite of Passage = 69
5 Sexual Violence = 93
6 Sexual Slavery = 115
7 Trafficking in Women = 135
8 Intimate Partner Violence = 151
9 Honor Killing = 173
Part III: Consequences and Possibilities
10 The Impact of Violence against Women = 191
11 Working toward a World without Violence against Women = 201
Reference List = 209
Index = 239
About the Authors = 253
1 Perspectives on Violence against Women: Historical, Methodological, and Theoretical = 3
2 The Sociopolitical Conditions that Predispose Women to Violence = 23
Part II: Violent Practices
3 Femicide: Infanticide and Feticide = 53
4 Female Genital Cutting: Clitoridectomy, Female Circumcision, FGM, or Rite of Passage = 69
5 Sexual Violence = 93
6 Sexual Slavery = 115
7 Trafficking in Women = 135
8 Intimate Partner Violence = 151
9 Honor Killing = 173
Part III: Consequences and Possibilities
10 The Impact of Violence against Women = 191
11 Working toward a World without Violence against Women = 201
Reference List = 209
Index = 239
About the Authors = 253