Prologue : Understanding marital rape in global context / Kersti Yllö
Reconciling cultural differences in the study of marital rape / M. Gabriela Torres
An overview of marital rape research in the United States : limitations and implications for cross-cultural research / Racquel Kennedy Bergen
Cross-cultural studies of gender-based violence : holistic approaches for marital rape research / Jennifer R. Wies and Hillary J. Haldane
Modern marriage, masculinity, and intimate partner violence in Nigeria / Daniel Jordan Smith
Marital sexual violence, structural vulnerability, and misplaced responsibility in Northern Việt Nam / Lynn Kwiatkowski
Normalizing suffering, robadas, coercive power, and marital unions among Latinas in Eastern Guatemala / Cecilia Menjívar
Marital rape and the law : the condition of black township women in South Africa's democracy / Judith L. Singleton
Marital sexual violence in Turkey / Henrica A.F.M. (Henriette) Jansen, Ilknur Yüksel-Kaptanoglu, Filiz Kardam, and Banu Ergöçmen
Rape and the continuum of sexual abuse in intimate relationships : interviews with US women from different social classes / James Ptacek
Sexual murder of women intimate partners in Great Britain / Russell P. Dobash and R. Emerson Dobash
A feminist public health approach to marital rape / Jacquelyn Campbell, Bushra Sabri, Jocelyn Anderson, and Veronica Barcelona de Mendoza
Marital rape laws globally : rationales and snapshots around the world / Michelle J. Anderson
Human rights meets intimate partner sexual violence / Monica McWilliams and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Epilogue : Implications for policy, practice and future research / M. Gabriela Torres and Kersi Yllö.