Reviews for Celebrated Crimes

The average rating for Celebrated Crimes based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-12-20 00:00:00 Lynn Bird A straightforward book, that made me realize, "holy eff, poverty-stricken women in the global south are eff'ing eff'ed." That's what I got out of it. A real eye-opener. The book is more positive than that however, and the author compiles plenty of examples of small programs helping these women throughout the world. No flowery prose here, just an examination of the international agreements guaranteeing women's rights of various forms and how various countries fall short in supplying women with equal education, freedom from violence, comparable economic opportunities, etc. The author's examines poor women in the global south, not because that is the group that have the least rights (she doesn't address that issue), but rather that is the group most vulnerable to denial of their rights. One thing to remember is that these rights are not Western values foisted upon them, rather, they are rights granted by various international agreements to which the countries are signatories.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-30 00:00:00 Steven Burgess A great short primer on the ways in which religious fundamentalists and cultural relativists team up to wage war on women's liberty and justice interests.