Redefining rape : sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation

The uproar over legitimate rape during the 2012 US elections confirms that rape remains a word in flux, subject to political power and social privilege. This book describes the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the US, through the experiences of accusers, assailants, and advo...

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VerfasserIn: Freedman, Estelle B.
Ort / Verlag / Datum:Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard Univ. Press, 2013
Erscheinungsjahr:2013
Sprache:Englisch
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Klassifikation:306 Kultur, Sozialgeschichte
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Beschreibung:387 S.; Ill.
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • The narrowing meaning of rape -- The crime of seduction -- Empowering white women -- Contesting the rape of Black women -- The racialization of rape and lynching -- African Americans redefine sexual violence -- Raising the age of consent -- From protection to sexualization -- The sexual vulnerability of boys -- "Smashing the masher" -- After suffrage -- The anti-lynching movement -- Scottsboro and its legacies -- The enduring politics of rape
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