Domestic Violence in Cross-border Marriage - A Case Study from Taiwan

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 58-69

  Williams, Lucy ^a   yu, Mei Kuei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cross border marriage; Domestic violence; Intercultural marriage; Migration; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974772     PISSN: 17479894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17479894200600032     Document Type: Review

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