Domestic violence in Asia : globalization, gender and Islam in the Maldives / Emma Fulu.
By: Fulu, Emma.
Series: Asian Studies Association of Australia women in Asia series.London, England, UK ; New York, Ny, USA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2016Description: xvii, 174 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781138652316 (pbk).Subject(s): Family violence -- Maldives | Intimate partner violence -- Maldives | Family violence -- Religious aspects -- Islam | Globalization -- Social aspects -- Maldives | Women in Islam -- MaldivesDDC classification: 362.8292095495 F95 2016| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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First issued in paperback 2016.
Originally published: 2014.
Preface: Insider / Outsider Introduction: Domestic Violence in Asia and Globalization from Below 1. Coercive Control: Patterns of intimate partner violence in the Maldives 2. The Protective Factors: Lessons for violence prevention 3. `A Good Wife Obeys her Husband': The changing nature of the family 4. `For the Love of Women': Increasing gender inequality 5. A Social Crisis in the Maldives Conclusion: Creating peace cultures: The way forward
"Explores changing patterns of domestic violence in Asia. Based on extensive original research in the Maldives, it argues that forces of globalisation, consumerism, Islamism and democratisation are changing the nature of domestic relations, with shifting ideas surrounding gender and Islam being particularly significant"--
College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
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