Battered women's justice : the movement for clemency and the politics of self-defense / Patricia Gagné.

Author/creator Gagné, Patricia
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, ©1998.
Descriptionxi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSocial movements past and present
Social movements past and present. ^A236772
Contents The historical, social, and legal context of the clemency movement -- Political trials and legal reform -- The Ohio Battered Women's Movement and the Celeste Clemencies -- Clemency after Celeste -- Identity, strategy, and feminist tactics in the clemency movement -- The dissemination of identity-based movements.
Local noteLittle-314902--305131025001L
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.
LCCN 98017893
ISBN0805791507 (alk. paper)