Rape Of Honour

Mukhtar Mai: In the Name of Honour, Virago Press ,2006 ,London ISBN: 1844084094

Mukhtar Mai came to prominence in June 2002, when journalists in Pakistan first learned of her gang rape, punishment for an 'honour crime' allegedly committed by her brother, an offence for which there was never any proof. After the horrific rape, custom dictated that she would kill herself. But Mai defied custom. In an unprecedented act of courage, she took her rapists to court. Mukhtar Mai pitted herself against the system with extraordinary courage and strength of purpose. Timely and topical, In the Name of Honour is the inspirational true story of a woman who fought and trumphed against exceptional odds. Used Book; Paperback

[SW: Gender, Memoirs, Women]

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HEINRICH , WILLI: RAPE OF HONOUR, LONDON, FIRST EDITION THUS WEIDENFELD AND NICOLSON 1961
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288 pages,black boards slightly cocked,gilt lettering,sound clean copy,no incsps,-the dustjacket [ Dick Hartx] minor browning,even browning to spine,very minor marks,tiny dot scuff to both top corners, 5mm and 2mm nicks to top spine,now in clear protective covers,not price clipped,first UK edition,translated from the German by Sigrid Rock. Heinrich Willi author of The Willing Flesh/ The Savage Mountain/Mark of Shame etc..he fought as a Corporal in German infantry...marched 8000 miles across Russian soil...severely wounded....in part here is a story of other people caught up in the garish opulence and moral bankruptcy of post war Germany.....what can happen to an honourable man in an amoral society First Edition Thus. G Hard Back 204x134mm Approx

[SW: Weidenfield Ist Ed Thus First Edition Thus Rape of Honour By Willi Heinrich Ist Uk Translated from German By Sigrid Rock Dustjacket By Dick Hartx Freelance Writer and Author Once Corporal in German Infantry Marched 8000 Across Russia Severely Wounded This Novel Post War Germany People Caught Up Garish Opulance and Moral Bankruptcy an Honourable Man in an Amoral Society Modern First Editions Fiction]

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DeMille, Nelson: The Generals Daughter, 1993 Book Club Associates
Fiction

Hardback Good Hardcover with dust jacket, small stain at base of book. Her murder was ju st the beginning. She was an army captain and the daughter of legendary Gen eral 'Fighting Joe' Campbell, when her body was found - naked and bound - o n the firing range of Fort Hadley. This political powder keg of a case goes directly to elite army investigator Paul Brenner and rape specialist Cynth ia Sunhill - and explodes. Behind the military code of honour, Brenner and Sunhill uncover trails of corruption - all leading to the golden girls shoc king secret life.

[SW: fiction crime thriller mystery suspense murder murderer killer army investigate investigation rape military honour corruption]

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Nelson DeMille: The General's Daughter, UK HarperCollins 1992 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0002240513
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Wear to bottom edge of boards. Her murder was just the beginning. She was an army captain and the daughter of legendary General 'Fighting Joe' Campbell, when her body was found - naked and bound - on the firing range of Fort Hadley. This political powder keg of a case goes directly to elite army investigator Paul Brenner and rape specialist Cynthia Sunhill - and explodes. Behind the military code of honour, Brenner and Sunhill uncover trails of corruption - all leading to the golden girl's shocking secret life. First Edition Very Good in Mylar Covering Hard Cover 941g; First Edition

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