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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Katz, Jackson.
The Macho Paradox : why some men hurt women and how all men can help / Jackson Katz.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-4022-0401-9 (alk. paper)
1. Women—Violence against. 2. Women—Crimes against. 3. Sex crimes. I. Title: The Macho Paradox. II. Title.
HV6250.4.W65K39 2005
362.88’082—dc22
2005017683
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
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