| Sex Without Consent: Rape and Sexual Coercion in America Contributor(s): Smith, Merril D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 081479789X ISBN-13: 9780814797891 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: "Needed historical perspective . . . thorough documentation . . . excellent." --" Library Journal" "The book provides some very interesting examples of early legal standards for prosecuting rape charges and charges of child sexual abuse in the United States." "Merril Smith's edited volume provides numerous articles that will be of great worth to the historical and feminist communities. The range or articles in this volume goes beyond the usual "hotspots" while still allowing for important comparisons." A group of men rape an intoxicated fifteen year old girl to "make a woman of her." An immigrant woman is raped after accepting a ride from a stranger. A young mother is accosted after a neighbor escorts her home. In another case, a college frat party is the scene of the crime. Although these incidents appear similar to accounts one can read in the newspapers almost any day in the United States, only the last one occurred in this century. Each, however, involved a woman or girl compelled to have sex against her will. Sex without Consent explores the experience, prosecution, and meaning of rape in American history from the time of the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the present. By exploring what rape meant in particular times and places in American history, from interracial encounters due to colonization and slavery to rape on contemporary college campuses, the contributors add to our understanding of crime and punishment, as well as to gender relations, gender roles, and sexual politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - True Crime - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 364.153 |
| LCCN: 2001003460 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A group of men rape an intoxicated fifteen year old girl to make a woman of her. An immigrant woman is raped after accepting a ride from a stranger. A young mother is accosted after a neighbor escorts her home. In another case, a college frat party is the scene of the crime. Although these incidents appear similar to accounts one can read in the newspapers almost any day in the United States, only the last one occurred in this century. Each, however, involved a woman or girl compelled to have sex against her will. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Merril D.: - Merril D. Smith is the editor of Sex and Sexuality in Early America and Breaking the Bonds: Marital Discord in Pennsylvania, 1730-1830. She lives in National Park, New Jersey. |