Fregoso, Rosa Linda , Bejarano, Cynthia L. , Lagarde y. De Los Rios, Marcela

Terrorizing Women: Feminicide in the Americas

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ISBN 13:
9780822346814
author:
Fregoso, Rosa Linda , Bejarano, Cynthia L. , Lagarde y. De Los Rios, Marcela
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Duke University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2010
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 centimetres
Genre:
Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Women's Studies,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£28.54

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Terrorizing Women: Feminicide in the Americas explores the alarming escalation of violence against women in Latin America over the past two decades. Since 1993, more than 600 women and girls have been murdered and over 1,000 have disappeared in Mexico alone, with law enforcement often failing to investigate or prosecute perpetrators. This book is part of a feminist effort to categorize violence rooted in gendered power structures as a violation of human rights. The contributors bring together essays by experts from Latin America and the US, as well as testimonios by relatives of women who were disappeared or murdered. They examine the intersectional factors driving feminicide, including neoliberal economic policies, military regimes, and the objectification of women's bodies. Through rigorous analysis and personal testimony, Terrorizing Women sheds light on a critical issue affecting millions of women across the Americas.

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