"Here, Our Culture Is Hard" : : Stories of Domestic Violence from a Mayan Community in Belize / / Laura McClusky.
Marriage among the Maya of Central America is a model of complementarity between a man and a woman. This union demands mutual respect and mutual service. Yet some husbands beat their wives. In this pioneering book, Laura McClusky examines the lives of several Mopan Maya women in Belize. Using engagi...
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