Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, And The ...

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Book Title: Conflict Is Not Abuse : Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair

Number of Pages: 304 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Item Height: 0.9 in

Topic: Abuse / General, Sociology / General, Gender Studies, Social History, General, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Psychology, History

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Sarah Schulman

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback