{"product_id":"leaving-abusive-partners-catherine-kirkwood-9780803986862","title":"Leaving Abusive Partners: From the Scars of Survival to the Wisdom for Change","description":"This moving book reshapes our understanding of the nature of woman abuse and makes a major contribution to a key issue for feminist campaigning and theory. The past 25 years of research on  battered′ women has focused on the psychological, sociological and political conditions which contribute to violence, and on women′s reasons for staying with violent and abusive partners. The author goes beyond the discourse of  victims′ and  survivors′ to offer new insights into the very specific and multifaceted nature of the abuses women experience - \u003ci\u003eemotional \u003c\/i\u003eas well as physical. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on firsthand accounts, Kirkwood sheds new light both on the dynamics of abuse which afford abusers control over women and the resources and k\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Kirkwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803986866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803986862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catherine Kirkwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120252449023,"sku":"9780803986862","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d670786c-4448-47de-9a2b-afbf9ade4b48.jpg?v=1687413309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaving-abusive-partners-catherine-kirkwood-9780803986862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}