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A TROUBLED MARRIAGE
A TROUBLED MARRIAGE
Subtitle:
Domestic Violence and the Legal System
Book Category:
Law > General
Author:
Goodmark, Leigh
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 10:
0814732224
Price:
USD 39.00
Publication Year:
2011

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NYU Press.

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Book Description

A Troubled Marriage is a provocative exploration of how the legal system's response to domestic violence developed, why that response is flawed, and what we should do to change it. Goodmark argues for an anti-essentialist system, which would define abuse and allocate power in a manner attentive to the experiences, goals, needs and priorities of individual women.

 

Book Review and Awards

"""[A] compelling reappraisal of domestic violence...outstanding for collections on women and the law, domestic violence, and victimization. Highly recommended."" -D. Schultz, CHOICE"