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Everyday Harm: Domestic Violence, Court Rites, and Cultures of Reconciliation - By Lazarus-Black Mindie, Urbana and Chicago, University of Illinois Press, 2007. 244 pp.ISBN978-0-252-07408-0US$25.00 paperback

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2010

Michael Freeman
Michael Freeman*
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University College London
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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 191 - 194
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