Culture and subjectivity – areas of continuity and rupture: the history of Mukhtar Mai
In 2002 a Pakistani woman named Mukhtar Mai was sentenced to collective rape for a crime committed by her brother. Unfortunately, situations like these cannot be considered rare in Pakistan, where rape as a way of resolving conflicts between families is a common practice. Consequently, the most rema...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2009-07-01
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Series: | Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais |
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Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/3357 |