Gender and Women's Studies

Addresses the many forms of global violence against women and shows how the psychology of individuals, institutions, and societies perpetuate the oppression of women. * Contains the most recent research on trafficking, mail order brides, and comfort women * Explains the roles of power, inequality, and gender hierarchy in violence against women * Examines the belief system behind institutionalized violence, including such acts as honor crimes and dowry deaths * Links current forms of violence with relics of the past--foot binding, comfort women, and charity girls