Honour, Violence, Women and Islam

Book Overview

Why are honour killings and honour-related violence so important to understand? What do such crimes represent? And how does honour-related violence relate to Western views and perceptions of Islam? This intriguing book provides a collection of papers examining the concept of honour related violence against Muslim women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415697794
• ISBN13: 9780415697798
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"