Domestic Violence and the Politics of Privacy by Kristin A Kelly

Domestic Violence and the Politics of Privacy by Kristin A Kelly

Although domestic violence is not new, it has only recently been recognized as a problem meriting public attention. Great strides have been made in some areassuch as protection orders and shelter provisionbut the problem as a whole has proven...

From the beginning of the book, Kelly grabs her reader with the stark and shocking statistics on rates of domestic violence... 'There should be a menu of alternatives for victims,' rather than just the two choices of either going to law enforcement or staying silent, Kelly said. In order to provide more alternatives, she proposes a new model for dealing with the issue that enlists the help of not only the state and law enforcement but also the community.

* Willimantic (CT) Chronicle *

Kristine Kelly's book combines a very good summary and critique of classical political thought and modern theorizing about the public/private split with an empirical study. She then uses conclusions drawn from that study to construct a more complex model of the relationship between the public and the private, one that is more appropriate for the analysis of domestic violence.

-- Cynthia Grant Bowman * Perspectives on Politics *

Kristin A. Kelly is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut.

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ISBN 13	9780801488290
ISBN 10	080148829X
Title	Domestic Violence and the Politics of Privacy
Author	Kristin A Kelly
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Year published	2002-12-12
Number of pages	224
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