International Perspectives on Family Violence and Abuse

This volume presents an unparalleled international coverage, addressing all forms of family violence in Australia and at least two countries from every other continent. Each chapter begins by describing the cultural context in which family violence and a

Kathleen Malley-Morrison

Contents: Preface. Part I: Context.K. Malley-Morrison, Introduction. Part II: Western Europe.A.M. Hauksdóttir, S. Gestsdóttir, Iceland. E. Donovan, England. M.T. Santos, A.E. Mercurio, Portugal. S. Borrelli, T. Palumbo, Italy. E. Leembruggen-Kallberg, S. Ruprecht, D. Cadmus, Germany. Part III: Central and Southern Europe.A. Fastenko, I. Timofeeva, Russia. G. Stathopoulou, Greece. A. Yalçinkaya, Turkey. Part IV: The Middle East.M.A. Ashy, Saudi Arabia. O. Pagovich, Israel. L. Sheridan, G. Ghorayeb, Lebanon. Part V: Africa.N. Scruggs, Somalia. R. Fourie, South Africa. Part VI: Asia and the Pacific.S. Chawla, India. M. Arai, Japan. M. Jang, M-S. Kim, Korea. H-P. Liu, Taiwan. N.E-V. Nolido, Republika ng pilipinas, the Philippines. D. West, Australia. Part VII: Latin America.K. Powell, Nicaragua. W. Bezerra-Flanders, Brazil. S. Abramzon, Colombia. Part VIII: North America.I.J. Dookie, Canada. K.A. Rapoza, United States. Part IX: Conclusion.M.D. Patterson, Human Rights.