
A TROUBLED MARRIAGE |
Subtitle:
Domestic Violence and the Legal System
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Book Category:
Law > General
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Author:
Goodmark, Leigh
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 10:
0814732224
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Price:
USD 39.00
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Publication Year:
2011
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Publisher Info
NYU Press. InquiryBook 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"