Behind the News: Violence Against Women

Author: Emma Marriott
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Languages, German
Age Group: 5 to 9
Book Format: Hardcover

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Violence Against Women we ask why so many women across the world are victims of violence, from domestic abuse and rape to forced abortions, female genital mutilation and murder. Why does it happen, who are the perpetrators and what can be done to stop it happening?

Table Of Contents
1: A violation of human rights

2: The longer view

3: Who and why

4: Inside story: Derby England 2009

5: The big questions

6: Behind closed doors

7: Inside story: Northern Mexico since 1993

8: The big questions

9: Extreme oppression

10: Inside story: Northwest Pakistan 2012

11: The big questions

12: Body control

13: Inside story: Shaanxi Province China 2012

14: The big questions

15: Weapon of war

16: Inside story: DR Congo Central Africa 1998 onwards

17: The big questions

18: Challenging violence

19: Inside story: Delhi India 2012

20: The big questions
About Emma Marriott
The author, Emma Marriott, is an experienced writer and editor of non-fiction for young people, specialising in history, popular culture and current affairs.

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SKU BK-9780750282574
Barcode # 9780750282574
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Emma Marriott
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.180m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.250m
Assembled Length 25.200m
Assembled Height 0.600m
Assembled Width 18.000m
Type Hardcover

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