Ordinary Violence: Everyday Assaults against Women Worldwide, 2nd Edition

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