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In this captivating book, activist and scholar Gill Hague recounts the inspiring story of the violence against women movement in the UK and beyond from 1960s onwards, examining the transformatory politics behind this movement through an important historical and international lens.

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Introduction Everything seemed to change at once: women’s liberation and the women’s movement(s) from the 1960s Women’s liberation: strands, debates, transformations The violence against women movements burst into life Taking on rape and sexual violence, as well as domestic abuse A radical women’s politics: the light of innovation and new ways to organise Wider feminist principles and domestic violence: making a new world As time went on: the movements on domestic violence and harmful practices grow Struggling to change: campaigns, laws, and local and global strategies Activist responses, justice and shelters (refuges) across the world Expanding the movements, gaining the evidence: feminist research and transnational action End word

History and Memories of the Domestic Violence

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      Publisher: Bristol University Press
      Publication Date: 26/05/2021
      ISBN13: 9781447356325, 978-1447356325
      ISBN10: 1447356322
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      Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this captivating book, activist and scholar Gill Hague recounts the inspiring story of the violence against women movement in the UK and beyond from 1960s onwards, examining the transformatory politics behind this movement through an important historical and international lens.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Everything seemed to change at once: women’s liberation and the women’s movement(s) from the 1960s Women’s liberation: strands, debates, transformations The violence against women movements burst into life Taking on rape and sexual violence, as well as domestic abuse A radical women’s politics: the light of innovation and new ways to organise Wider feminist principles and domestic violence: making a new world As time went on: the movements on domestic violence and harmful practices grow Struggling to change: campaigns, laws, and local and global strategies Activist responses, justice and shelters (refuges) across the world Expanding the movements, gaining the evidence: feminist research and transnational action End word

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