The Public Nature of Private Violence

Martha Albertson Fineman, Roxanne Mykitiuk

Preface Section I: Images of Violence Reframing Domestic Violence: Terrorism in the Home the Violence of Privacy Victimization or Oppression? Women's Lives, Violence and Agency Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color Section II: Feminist Theory and Legal Norms Child Thats Got Her Own Child Abuse: A Problem for Feminist Theory Abuse by Any Other Name: Feminism, Power and Intra-Lesbian Violence The Death Penalty and the Domestic Discount Section III: International and Comparative Perspectives on Domestic Violence Domestic Violence in Ghana: Some Initial Questions Killing the Angel in the House: Digging for the Political Vortex of Male Violence Against Women Civil Remedies for Childhood Sexual Abuse in Canada: Trying to Bread the Silence Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Issue Section IV: Policy Postscript Private Violence and Public Obligation: The Fulcrum of Reason