No Place to Go - Local Histories of the Battered Women's Shelter Movement (Paperback)

The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, No Place to Go traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Nancy Janovicek focuses on women's groups in small cities and rural communities, examining anti-violence activism in Thunder Bay, Kenora, Nelson, and Moncton. She also pays close attention to Aboriginal women in northwestern Ontario, where the connections between family violence and the devaluation of indigenous culture in Canadian society complicated effots to end domestic violence. This book lays bare the aims and challenges of establishing women's shelters in non-urban areas. The local histories presented here show how transition houses became hubs in a larger movement to change attitudes about domestic violence and to lobby for legislation to protect women.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	2007
Authors:	Nancy Janovicek
Dimensions:	235 x 159mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-1422-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Domestic violence Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-7748-1422-5
Barcode:	9780774814225

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