This book offers a pioneering, interdisciplinary analysis of gender-based violence in Eastern Europe from the early modern period to the present. Through case studies of various Eastern European countries, the volume examines how empire, war, nationalism, socialism, and post-socialist transformation shaped legal, medical, and state responses to violence against women. It reveals how women's suffering was repeatedly silenced, normalized, or politicized, particularly in times of conflict and authoritarian rule. Challenging Western-centric perspectives, the book positions Eastern Europe as a vital site for understanding the historical roots of contemporary debates on gender, justice, and memory.
| ISBN: | 9783032174734 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2026 |
| Author: | Marianna Muravyeva, Monika Rogers, Sigita Cerneviciute |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 346 pages |
| Series: | World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence |
| Genres: |
History of other geographical groupings and regions Social and cultural history Gender studies, gender groups Crime and criminology Legal history |
This book offers a pioneering, interdisciplinary analysis of gender-based violence in Eastern Europe from the early modern period to the present. Through case studies of various Eastern European countries, the volume examines how empire, war, nationalism, socialism, and post-socialist transformation shaped legal, medical, and state responses to violence against women. It reveals how women's suffering was repeatedly silenced, normalized, or politicized, particularly in times of conflict and authoritarian rule. Challenging Western-centric perspectives, the book positions Eastern Europe as a vital site for understanding the historical roots of contemporary debates on gender, justice, and memory.
Violence Against Women in Eastern Europe features in the following genres: History of other geographical groupings and regions, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, Crime and criminology, Legal history
Violence Against Women in Eastern Europe is available in Hardback
Violence Against Women in Eastern Europe was written by Marianna Muravyeva, Monika Rogers, Sigita Cerneviciute and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland
Violence Against Women in Eastern Europe has 346 pages
Yes it is part of World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence series
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