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Honor killings in the twenty-first century

Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. Other harmful practices such as forced marriage, child marriage, or bride exchange have been recorded for centuries and adapted to modern times....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pope, Nicole (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2011
Subjects:
Women > Violence against
Honor killings
Honor killings > Case studies
Women's rights
Honor > Social aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Rojin
  • Honor and shame
  • Pinar
  • Born unequal
  • Nasreen
  • Harmful practices
  • Zahida
  • Cruel and unusual
  • Şemse
  • Perpetrators
  • Berfin
  • Religion, tradition, or patriarchy?
  • Heshu
  • Old traditions, modern context
  • Samia
  • Legal matters
  • Güldünya
  • Fatma and Fatih.

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