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Hood, Lynley, 1942-

A city possessed : the Christchurch Civic Crèche case : child abuse, gender politics and the law / Lynley Hood. - Dunedin, N.Z. : Longacre Press, 2001. - 672 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-657) and index.

'A City Possessed' is a strong, compelling and shocking story about one of New Zealand's most high-profile criminal cases - a story of child abuse allegations, gender politics and the law. In detailing the events and debates leading up to and surrounding the Christchurch Civic Creche case, Lynley Hood shows how such a case could happen, and why. Her penetrating analysis of the social and legal processes by which the conviction of Peter Ellis was obtained, and has been repeatedly upheld, has far-reaching implications - not only for our justice system, but for the way in which we see ourselves.

Montana New Zealand Book Awards Montana Medal for Non-Fiction, 2002 Montana New Zealand Book Awards Readers' Choice Award, 2002 Montana New Zealand Book Awards Montana History, 2002

ISBN: 1877135623 (hbk.) : $59.95

Source: Reed Publishing

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ellis, Peter--Trials, litigation, etc.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Christchurch Civic Crèche.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Child sexual abuse--New Zealand--Christchurch.
Trials (Child sexual abuse)--New Zealand--Christchurch.

Dewey Class. No.: 364.1536099383