Latinas narratives of domestic abuse : discrepant versions of violence /
In the American legal system valid witness-testimony is supposed to be invariable and unchanging, so defense attorneys highlight seeming inconsistencies in victims' accounts to impeach their credibility. This book offers an examination of how and why victims of domestic violence might seem to b...
| Основен автор: | Trinch, Shonna L. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
℗♭2003.
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| Серия: |
Impact, studies in language and society ;
17. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253210 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Latinas narratives of domestic abuse. |
Съдържание:
- Latinas' Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant versions of violence; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Narrating violence in institutional settings; 2 Telling the truth about violence; 3 Representation, ownership and genre; 4 Telling and re-telling; 5 The protective order interview; 6 Disappearing acts; 7 Disfigurement and discrepancy; 8 Transforming domestic violence into narrative syntax; 9 Beyond the storytelling taboo; 10 Discrepant versions and the margins; References; Appendix: Glossary of legal terms; Author index.