"Honour" killing and violence theory, policy and practice / edited by Aisha K. Gill, University of Roehampton, UK, Carolyn Strange, Australian National University, Australia and Karl Roberts, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Other author Gill, Aisha K.
Other author Strange, Carolyn, 1959-
Other author Roberts, Karl Anton.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionxx, 244 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents Introduction : 'Honour' and 'honour'-based violence : challenging common assumptions / Aisha K. Gill -- Domestic violence or cultural tradition? : Approaches to 'honour killing' as species and subspecies in English legal practice / Rupa Reddy -- Adjusting the lens of honour-based violence : perspectives from Euro-American history / Carolyn Strange -- Towards a psychologically oriented motivational model of honour-based violence / Karl Roberts -- Honour as familial value / Johanna Bond -- (Dis)honour, death and duress in the courtroom / Jocelynne A. Scutt -- Ordinary v. other violence? : Conceptualising honour-based violence in Scandinavian public policies / Anja Bredal -- 'If there were no khaps [...] everything will go haywire [...] young boys and girls will start marrying into the same gotra' : understanding khap-directed 'honour killings' in northern India / Suruchi Thapar-Björkert -- 'All they think about is honour' : the murder of Shafilea Ahmed / Aisha K. Gill -- Same problem, different solutions : the case of 'honour killing' in Germany and Britain / Selen A. Ercan -- 'No place in Canada' : triumphant discourses, murdered women and the 'honour crime' / Dana M. Olwan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2014018710
ISBN9781137289544 hardback : alk. paper
ISBN1137289546 hardback : alk. paper
ISBN9781137289551 paperback : alk. paper
ISBN1137289554 paperback : alk. paper
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