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Disgrace

By Joanna Bourke

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Disgrace

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Looking across time and the globe, a critical history of sexual violence--what causes it and how we overcome it.

Disgrace is the first truly global history of sexual violence. The book explores how sexual violence varies widely across time and place, from nineteenth-century peasant women in Ireland who were abducted as a way of forcing marriage, to date-raped high-school students in twentieth-century America, and from girls and women violated by Russian soldiers in 1945 to Dalit women raped by men of higher castes today. It delves into the factors that facilitate violence--including institutions, ideologies, and practices--but also gives voice to survivors and activists, drawing inspiration from their struggles. Ultimately, Joanna Bourke intends to forge a transnational feminism that will promote a more harmonious, equal, and rape- and violence-free world.
Product details
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2022-09-26
Publication Date:
2022-09-26
Publisher:
Reaktion Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1789145996
ISBN13:
9781789145991
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
620 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
238 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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