From the Margins to the Mainstream
The Domestic Violence Services Movement in Victoria, Australia, 1974-2016
$70.23
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2017
Summary
In the aftermath of the 2015 Victorian royal commission, billions of dollars of government funds have been committed to improving responses to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Such attention was unimaginable forty years ago when feminists in Victoria and across Australia first established women’s refuges. At that time, domestic violence was not publicly acknowledged or tackled in any coherent way at a Commonwealth or state government policy level. While services that provide…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522871647 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 052287164X |
| Author: | Suellen Murray, Jacqui Theobald, Judith Smart |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 210mm x 141mm |
About The Author
Suellen Murray
Dr. Jacqui Theobald is a lecturer in social work and social policy at La Trobe University Bendigo in the La Trobe Rural Health School. Jacqui has published on the history of Victorian domestic violence services, homelessness, and violence against young women.
Associate Professor Suellen Murray is the Deputy Dean Research and Innovation in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University. Suellen has specialized in research regarding violence against women and its related policy and practice responses.
Dr. Judith Smart is Adjunct Professor at RMIT University. She has published on 20th-century Australian women’s organizations, as well as on women and political protest, particularly during World War I.
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