Foreword by Jayne Mooney 1.Current Controversies in Conceptualizing Rural and Woman Abuse 2.Interpersonal Types of Woman Abuse in Rural Places 3.Thinking Theoretically About Interpersonal Types of Woman Abuse in Rural Places 4.Crimes of the Powerful in Rural Places 5.What Is to Be Done About Woman Abuse in Rural Places?
Biography
Walter S. DeKeseredy is Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University. He has published 26 books, over 100 refereed journal articles, and 90 scholarly book chapters on issues such as woman abuse, rural criminology, and criminological theory.
"Woman abuse is recognised as a global problem yet the rural as a place for such abuse is relatively invisible. DeKeseredy challenges idyllic myths of rurality and places woman abuse centre stage. This book is insightful, theoretically nuanced and policy relevant. A must read for anyone working in the field of woman abuse."
Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, Liverpool conjoint Chair of Criminology, Monash
"Woman Abuse in Rural Places offers a timely and much-needed contribution to criminological scholarship. Professor DeKeseredy provides original and innovative insights, drawing together international and intersectional perspectives on woman abuse in rural contexts, and drives forward theory, policy and practice in this field. A must read for students and scholars alike."
Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne
"Walter DeKeseredy is a world leader in scholarship on violence against rural women and the field is so fortunate to have this wonderful new addition to the literature as part of the Routledge Studies in Rural Criminology series. (It) offers a tremendous contribution to knowledge on violence against women in its collection and analysis of existing research… As always, DeKeseredy’s work offers a major contribution to the field and should be required reading for anyone concerned with violence against rural women."
Susan Dewey, Professor, The University of Alabama, USA, International Review of Victimology
