Life after leaving : the remains of spousal abuse /

After leaving her twelve-year marriage, Sophie Tamas went to the local women's shelter to ask if she had been abused. The result is Life after leaving, a performative, arts-based journey into the aftermath of spousal abuse and the endless struggle to make sense of loss. We see Sophie's wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tamas, Sophie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2011.
Colección:Writing lives--ethnographic narratives.
Temas:
Abused wives > Canada > Psychology.
Abused wives > Canada > Drama.
Abused wives > Rehabilitation.
Femmes victimes de violence > Canada > Psychologie.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
Abused wives
Abused wives > Psychology
Abused wives > Rehabilitation
Canada
Electronic books.
Drama
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:After leaving her twelve-year marriage, Sophie Tamas went to the local women's shelter to ask if she had been abused. The result is Life after leaving, a performative, arts-based journey into the aftermath of spousal abuse and the endless struggle to make sense of loss. We see Sophie's world--the academic lectures, the therapy sessions, the childrearing, the dealings with an ex-spouse, the house reconstruction--as she looks for answers in the literature and in the lives of other women. Both lyrical and theoretical, autoethnographic and analytical, her captivating story builds to a chorus of ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611320633
1611320631

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