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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 95 11:00:20 EST
From: Shamita Dasgupta <sddas-AT-andromeda.rutgers.edu>
To: seminar-13-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU


Subject: Manavi's new manual

Manavi has published a new manual:

**IN VISIBLE TERMS:  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE ASIAN INDIAN CONTEXT**

*A Handbook for Intervention*

Pgs.: 74/  Price including mailing cost: $25.00 for non-profit
organizations and $45.00 all others.

To purchase 10 or more copies, please inquire for reduced rate at
Manavi:  (908) 687-2662

Table of Contents:
                                        Page
Preface                                 1
About Manavi                            3
About South Asia                        7
The Manual                              9
Major Religions in India                12
Asian Indian Women in the U.S.          15
Asian Indian Women and their Culture    19
Indian Women and Domestic Violence      22
Women in Islam                          26
Forms of Abuse                          29
Issues in Intervention                  33
Barriers to Making Change               38
U.S. Laws and Asian Indian Women        41
Indian Laws and Asian Indian Women      46
A Case Vignette                         50
Resources
   South Asian Women's Organizations    56
   Audio-visual Resources               59
   Suggested Readings                   69

Radhika:

Could you put this on the net?

Thanks--

--Shamita

   

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