Violence Against Women

• Barry, Kathleen L.: The Prostitution of Sexuality, New York University Press, 1996, 381 pages, ISBN: 0814712770
  

  Contains extensive documentation on the sex trade and trafficking in women, especially in Asia, and calls for a new bill of rights for women throughout the world.

  
  
• Bart, Pauline & Moran E. G. (eds.): Violence Against Women: The Bloody Footprints, Sage Press, 1993, 320 pages, ISBN: 0803950454
  

  Anthology which analyzes the many forms of violence against women in the home, workplace, and streets. Discusses the responses of different institutions to violence as well as the cultural dimensions.

  
  
• Bass, Ellen & Davis, Laura: The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Harperperennial Library, 1994 (3rd edition), 608 pages, ISBN: 0060950668
  

  This updated edition of the best-selling recovery guide offers inspiration and encouragement to women who have been sexually abused as children and provides self-help guidelines. A classic book.

  
  
• Brown J. & Bohn, C. (eds.): Christianity, Patriarchy and Abuse: A Feminist Critique, The Pilgrim Press, 1989, 173 pages, ISBN: 0829808086
  

  A book specifically focusing on the experiences of post communist countries which addresses at child sexual abuse, domestic violence and pornography.

  
  
• Brownmiller, Susan: Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, Fawcett Books, 1993, 472 pages, ISBN: 0449908208
  

  In this thorough study of rape across history, country and culture, Brownmiller concludes that, "the threat, use and cultural acceptance of sexual force is a pervasive process of intimidation that affects all women" whether or not they have been actual victims of violence.

  
  
• Davies, Miranda (ed.): Women and Violence: Realities and Responses Worldwide, Zed Books,1994, 272 pages, ISBN: 1856491463
  

  A collection of essays from around the world from such diverse countries as Northern Ireland, Brazil, Kuwait and Tanzania that looks at domestic violence, sexual assault, rape and torture in war, and government measures to confront the problem.

  
  
• Dworkin, Andrea: Letters from a War Zone, Lawrence Hill & Co, 993 337 pages, ISBN: 1556521855
  

  A collection of Andrea Dworkin's best essays on violence against women in all its forms: rape, harassment, battery, pornography, and prostitution.

  
  
• Edleson, Jeffrey L. & Eisikovits, Zvi C. (eds.): Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families, Sage Publications, 1996, 256 pages, ISBN 0-8039-5944-3(cloth), ISBN 0-8039-5945-1 (paper)
  

  The contributions reveal the innovative character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work. They address the diversity of efforts, challenge readers to reflect, assimilate and take action, and envision a future in terms of: the way in which societies define the problem; global organizing; informal social networks; new interventions to assist victims/survivors, perpetrators and their children; and practice research that informs intervention.

  
  
• Elman, Amy (ed.): Sexual Politics and the European Union: The New Feminist Challenge, Berghahn Books, 1996, 200 pages, ISBN: 1571810625
  

  Although the European Union has been attempting to address economic discrimination, more general issues of women's rights and inequality are increasingly difficult to ignore. Sexual Politics and the European Union transcends the emphasis on economics, which is the conventional basis for EU public policy discussions, and focuses on issues such as abortion, reproductive technologies, woman battery, rape, prostitution, pornography and sexual harassment.

  
  
• Freyd, Jennifer J.: Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse, Harvard University Press,1998, 240 pages, ISBN: 0674068068
  

  Betrayal Trauma explains the forgetting of child abuse and other trauma as a survival mechanism for sexual abuse survivors. Herself a survivor of child sexual abuse, Freyd addresses the issue of repressed memories with careful science and compassion. "A crucial reminder that society must admit the widespread abuse of children before it can be stopped." -- Gloria Steinem

  
  
• Hansen, Haraway: Battering and Family Therapy: A Feminist Perspective, Sage, 1993, 302 pages, ISBN: 0803942310
  

  Presents a new approach for psychotherapists to work with victims of domestic violence.

  
  
• Herman, Judith: Trauma and Recovery, Basic Books, 1997, 288 pages, ISBN: 0465087302
  

  Trauma and Recovery explores the psychological consequences of domestic violence, rape, and terrorism, placing individual experience on a broader political frame and arguing that psychological trauma can only be understood in a social context.

  
  
• Johnson, Scott A.: When "I Love You" Turns Violent, New Horizon Press, 1993, 176 pages, ISBN: 0882821245
  

  This book clearly defines physical and emotional abuse and chronicles the cycle of abuse, the progression of violence and illustrates how violence is a learned behavior.

  
  
• Jones, Ann: Next Time, She'll Be Dead: Battering and How to Stop It, Beacon Press, 1994, 288 pages, ISBN: 0807067717
  

  Exposes the ways that society encourages violence against women and the legal system and law enforcement contribute to the problem. Full of first person examples, the book is both accessible and practical.

  
  
• Kelly, Liz: Surviving Sexual Violence, University of Minnesota Press, 1989, 273 pages, ISBN: 0816617538
  

  Based on in depth interviews with 60 women, Kelley argues that sexual violence must be seen on a continuum and that it is necessary to focus on how women define their experiences and how they develop strategies to resist, cope, and survive sexual violence.

  
  
• MacKinnon, Catharine A.: Feminism Unmodified, Harvard University Press, 1988, 328 pages, ISBN: 0674298748
  

  A collection of essays by renowned legal feminist, Catharine A. MacKinnon exploring issues such as rape and racism, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and pornography.

  
  
• MacKinnon, Catharine A. & Emerson, Thomas I.: Sexual Harassment of Working Women, Yale University Press, 1986, 312 pages, ISBN: 0300022999
  

  Develops the legal framework for sexual harassment Law and examines sexual harassment in the context of women's inequality. Will appeal to non-lawyers as well as lawyers.

  
  
• Martin, Laura: A Life Without Fear: A Guide to Preventing Sexual Assault, Routledge Hill Press, 1992, 218 pages, ISBN: 1558531971
  

  Written in simple language, the book focuses on practical skills to empower women. It provides information on self defense techniques, as well as assertiveness training, and encourages women to trust their intuition about potentially dangerous situations.

  
  
• Mernissi, Fatima: The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam, Perseus,1992, 240 pages, ISBN: 0201632217
  

  The book examines whether Islam is opposed to women's rights by focusing on the early year's of Islam and Mohammed's intention to create an egalitarian society without slaves or sexual discrimination. She asserts that it is the political and economic interests of a male elite--not the dictates of the religion--that are responsible for the denial of rights to women.

  
  
• Morgan, Robin: The Demon Lover: On the Sexuality of Terrorism, W.W Norton and Company,1989, 395 pages, ISBN: 0393026426
  

  The Demon Lover, the first feminist treatise on terrorism, "brings a startling perspective to terrorism, which she (Morgan) sees as arising out of patriarchal societies' emphasis on power, control, domination and violence" -- Publishers Weekly.

  
  
• Paymar, Michael: Violent No More: Helping Men and Domestic Abuse, Hunter House, 1993, 206 pages, ISBN: 0-89793-139-4 (Cloth), ISBN: 0-89793-117-3 (Paper)
  

  Michael Paymar has worked with hundreds of men at the Duluth Abuse Intervention Project, and shows how men can move beyond their abusive behavior to lead healthy, loving, nonviolent lives. He helps men to understand the roots of their violence, take responsibility for their actions, and build relationships based on mutual respect.

  
  
• Radford, Jill & Russell, Diana E.H. (eds.): Femicide: The Politics of Woman Killing, 1992, Twayne Publishers, 379 pages, ISBN: 0805790284
  

  Femicide, described as the misogynous killing of women by men, is a compilation of 40 articles and essays that document and describe the link between hatred for women and male violence against women.

  
  
• Russell, Diana E. H.: Rape in Marriage, 1990 (revised & expanded edition), University Press, 421 pages, ISBN: 0253205638
  

  Landmark study and analysis of the prevalence of marital rape in the United States.

  
  
• Walker, Lenore E.: Battered Woman, 1984, HarperCollins, 270 pages, ISBN: 0060907428
  

  Offers a psychosocial analysis of battered women and abuses. Includes information on alcohol and drug abuse and violence , legal responses to violence, and the impact of violence on children.

  
  
• Whalen, Mollie: Counseling to End Violence against Women: A Subversive Model, 1996, Sage Publications, 184 pages, ISBN: 0-8039-7379-9 (Cloth), ISBN: 0-8039-7380-2 (Paper)
  

  The author of this challenging volume seeks to bridge this gap by incorporating feminist theory with counselling practice. Whalen argues that a counsellor working with an abused woman should not aim merely to empower the client to change a situation that is intolerable for that particular woman: the counsellor should also aim to change the social conditions that foster abuse.