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Investigates the role that violence plays in the lives of Ladina women in eastern Guatemala. This title provides a glimpse into the root causes of the feminicide in Guatemala, as well as in other Latin American countries, and offers observations relevant for understanding violence against women around the world.

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"This study is rich... Makes an important contribution." The Americas

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 1. Approaching Violence in Eastern Guatemala 2. A Framework for Examining Violence 3. Corporeal Dimensions of Gender Violence: Woman's Self and Body 4. Marital Unions and the Normalization of Suffering 5. Children, Motherhood, and the Routinization of Pain and Sacrifice 6. Women's Work: Normalizing and Sustaining Gender Inequality 7. Church, Religion, and Enduring Everyday Violence 8. Enduring Violence Notes References Index

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 01/04/2011
    ISBN13: 9780520267671, 978-0520267671
    ISBN10: 0520267672
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    Violence and abuse in society

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Investigates the role that violence plays in the lives of Ladina women in eastern Guatemala. This title provides a glimpse into the root causes of the feminicide in Guatemala, as well as in other Latin American countries, and offers observations relevant for understanding violence against women around the world.

    Trade Review
    "This study is rich... Makes an important contribution." The Americas

    Table of Contents
    Acknowledgments 1. Approaching Violence in Eastern Guatemala 2. A Framework for Examining Violence 3. Corporeal Dimensions of Gender Violence: Woman's Self and Body 4. Marital Unions and the Normalization of Suffering 5. Children, Motherhood, and the Routinization of Pain and Sacrifice 6. Women's Work: Normalizing and Sustaining Gender Inequality 7. Church, Religion, and Enduring Everyday Violence 8. Enduring Violence Notes References Index

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