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Title: |
A City Possessed |
| Sub-title: |
The Christchurch Civic Crèche Case |
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| By (author): |
Lynley Hood |
| ISBN10-13: |
1988531853 : 9781988531854 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
235x130mm |
| Pages: |
580 |
| Weight: |
.760 Kg. |
| Published: |
Otago University Press - September 2019 |
| List Price: |
27.00 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Social & cultural history : Child abuse : Law & society : New Zealand |
| Originally published in 2001, A City Possessed is the harrowing account of one of New Zealands most high-profile criminal cases -- a story of child sexual abuse allegations, gender politics and the law. In detailing the events of the 1990s that led up to and surrounded the allegations made against several staff of the Christchurch Civic Crèche, author Lynley Hood shows how and why such a case could happen. A City Possessed won the Montana Medal for Non-Fiction at the 2002 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her penetrating analysis of the social and legal processes by which the conviction of Peter Ellis was obtained, and repeatedly upheld, raises major issues for our justice system and the way we see ourselves. Peter Ellis served seven years of a 10-year jail sentence for abusing seven children at the Christchurch Civic Crèche. He has always maintained his innocence, and has gained widespread support for what many see as a miscarriage of justice. This paperback edition comes at a time when Peter Ellis and the Christchurch Civic Crèche case have returned to public attention. In July 2019, a terminally-ill Ellis was granted a final appeal to the Supreme Court, scheduled for November 2019. |
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"Hood makes her points clinically and with the authority of an historian who has left no source unturned
A City Possessed is remarkable and notable work. It is full of erudition and sarky wit and is in a style that can strip paint." – Mike Behrens QC, Manawatu Standard
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"This is an important book – clearly written, well-researched, assiduously referenced, and a compelling read." – Dr Alison Jones, Institute for Research on Gender, University of Auckland"
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