{"product_id":"women-in-the-crossfire-robert-paul-churchill-9780190468569","title":"Women in the Crossfire: Understanding and Ending Honor Killing","description":"Every year, thousands of girls and women die at the hands of blood relatives. These victims are accused of committing honor violations that bring shame upon their families: such 'transgressions' range from walking with a boy in their neighborhood to seeking to marry a man of their own choosing, to being a victim of rape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen in the Crossfire\u003c\/em\u003e presents a thorough examination of honor killing, an ages-old social practice through which women are trapped and subjected to terror and deadly violence as consequences of the evolution of dysfunctional patriarchal structures and competition among men for domination. To understand the practice of honor killing, its root causes, and possibilities for protection and prevention, Robert Paul Churchill considers the issues from a variety of perspectives: epistemic, anthropological, sociological, cultural, ethical, historical, and psychological. He makes use of original research by analyzing a database of honor killing cases, published here for the first time.\u003cbr\u003eSpecifically, \u003cem\u003eWomen in the Crossfire \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses the salient traits and trends present in honor killing incidents and examines how honor is understood in socio-cultural contexts where these killings occur. The book aims to illuminate causal pathways that combine to produce the tragedy of honor killing. Socialization within honor-shame cultures, factors such as gender construction, child-rearing practices, and adverse experiences prime boys and men to take roles as one-day killers of sisters, daughters, and wives in the name of honor. The book further relies on theories of cultural evolution to explain how honor killing was an adaptation to specific ecological challenges and co-evolved with other patriarchic institutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ultimate aim of \u003cem\u003eWomen in the Crossfire\u003c\/em\u003e is to convey promising methods of preventing future honor killings, and to protect girls and women from victimization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Paul Churchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190468564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190468569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Robert Paul Churchill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946245062911,"sku":"9780190468569","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4152b21b-defd-4b0f-8d37-b80ae13b943c.jpg?v=1681512189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-in-the-crossfire-robert-paul-churchill-9780190468569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}