Stark, Evan,

Coercive control : the entrapment of women in personal life / Evan Stark. - xii, 452 pages ; 24 cm. - Interpersonal violence . - Interpersonal violence. .

Originally published: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drawing on cases, Stark identifies the problems with our current approach to domestic violence, outlines the components of coercive control, and then uses this alternate framework to analyse the cases of battered women charged with criminal offenses directed at their abusers.

Specialized.

9780195384048 (pbk.) : £13.99


Wife abuse--United States.
Abused women--United States.
Psychological abuse--United States.
Control (Psychology)
Family and Relationships.
Family and Relationships.

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