{"product_id":"gender-based-violence-in-the-caribbean-historical-roots-contemporary-continuities-9789766580285","title":"Gender-Based Violence in the Caribbean: Historical Roots, Contemporary Continuities","description":"\u003ci\u003eGender-Based Violence\u003cbr\u003ein the Caribbean: Historical Roots, Contemporary Continuities\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark\u003cbr\u003ecollection that addresses one of the region's most pressing crises. Edited by\u003cbr\u003eDalea Bean and Verene A. Shepherd, the volume traces the historical roots of gender-based\u003cbr\u003eviolence, showing how enslavement, colonial domination and systemic\u003cbr\u003einequalities became embedded in cultural norms and everyday life. Contributors\u003cbr\u003edraw on court records, literature, music, oral histories and archival sources\u003cbr\u003eto uncover how violence - physical, psychological and symbolic - was normalized\u003cbr\u003eand perpetuated across generations. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning six sections, \u003cbr\u003ethe book brings together pioneering feminist scholars and new voices to examine\u003cbr\u003egender-based violence through intersecting frameworks of race, class, religion, \u003cbr\u003esexuality and nationhood. The essays reveal both the persistence of violent\u003cbr\u003estructures and the spaces where resistance, agency and transformation take\u003cbr\u003eshape. While unsparing in confronting injustice, the collection also highlights\u003cbr\u003eresilience, activism and movements for change. This volume offers indispensable\u003cbr\u003einsights for scholars, policymakers, advocates and communities committed to\u003cbr\u003eending gender-based violence in the Caribbean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBean, Dalea:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDalea Bean\u003c\/b\u003e is head of the\u003cbr\u003eInstitute for Gender and Development Studies, The University of the West\u003cbr\u003eIndies, Mona Campus. A specialist in women and gender in Caribbean history, she\u003cbr\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eJamaican Women and the World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eJamaican\u003cbr\u003eWomen of Distinction\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), contributing significantly to feminist\u003cbr\u003eCaribbean scholarship.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShepherd, Verene A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eVerene A. Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita\u003cbr\u003eof history and gender studies at The University of the West Indies. Her\u003cbr\u003eresearch spans Jamaican economic history, slavery, reparations and gender\u003cbr\u003ediscourses. She is the author of several influential works, including \u003ci\u003eLivestock, \u003cbr\u003eSugar \u0026amp; Slavery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Want to Disturb My Neighbour\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52101664932114,"sku":"9789766580285","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d5cc682c-2d7f-4768-85fd-ea1ec40da426.jpg?v=1773135990","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gender-based-violence-in-the-caribbean-historical-roots-contemporary-continuities-9789766580285","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}