Women Violence and Social Change demonstrates how refuges and shelters standas the core of the battered womens movement providing a basis for pragmaticsupport p... » 

Women Violence and Social Change demonstrates how refuges and shelters standas the core of the battered womens movement providing a basis for pragmaticsupport political action and radical renewal. From this base movements inBritain and the United States have challenged the police courts and socialservices to provide greater assistance to women. The book provides importantevidence on the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions ofthe State as well as salutatory lessons on the nature of diverted and thwartedstruggle.Throughout the book the Dobashes years of researching violence against womenis illustrated in the depth of their analysis. They maintain the traditionestablished in their first book Violence Against Wives which was widelyaccalimed. «