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Execution by Family

Execution by Family

Mark Cooney

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Across the world, violence inflicted in the name of family honor is attracting increasing attention. Family honor violence is physical force inflicted primarily on women for conduct defined as dishonorable. This book explores these conflicts of honor, how they are triggered, how they are handled and why some lead to death.

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OL Work ID
OL25239764W

Subjects

Honor killingsFamily violenceCrimes d'honneurViolence familialePOLITICAL SCIENCEPublic PolicyCultural PolicySOCIAL SCIENCEAnthropologyCulturalPopular CultureCriminologyViolence in Society

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