Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction: framing the issues -- 2. Marriage and family -- 3. Immigrant status and marital violence -- 4. Isolation: alone in a foreign country -- 5. Sexual abuse -- 6. Internal and external barriers: it's not only the abuser -- 7. Fighting back: abused women's strategies of resistance -- 8. Making a difference: South Asian women organizations in the United States -- 9. Looking back, looking ahead: reflections on our transformational politic.