A call to action women, religion, violence, and power
Looks at the suffering, discrimination, and abuse suffered by women throughout the world, often as a result of distorted readings of religious texts, as witnessed by the author and the testimony of women representing different regions and religions.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2014.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Carter, Jimmy, |d 1924- | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A call to action : |b women, religion, violence, and power / |c Jimmy Carter. |
| 250 | |a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2014. | |
| 300 | |a viii, 211 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a My childhood -- Commitment to peace and women's rights -- The Bible and gender equality -- Full prisons and legal killing -- Sexual assault and rape -- Violence and war -- Observations as a traveler -- Women and the Carter Center -- Learning from human rights heroes -- The genocide of girls -- Rape -- Slavery and prostitution -- Spouse abuse -- "Honor" killings -- Genital cutting -- Child marriage and dowry deaths -- Politics, pay, and maternal health -- The road to progress. | |
| 520 | |a Looks at the suffering, discrimination, and abuse suffered by women throughout the world, often as a result of distorted readings of religious texts, as witnessed by the author and the testimony of women representing different regions and religions. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Women's rights. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women's rights |x Religious aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women |x Social conditions |y 21st century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women |x Violence against. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sex discrimination against women. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sex role |x Religious aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Human rights. | |
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