Crossing the boundary : black women survive incest / Melba Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Melba.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Incest--United States.

Incest.

Incest victims--Psychology.

Incest victims.

United States.

Adult child sexual abuse victims--Psychology.

Adult child sexual abuse victims.

African American women--Psychology.

African American women.

Physical Description:

226 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle, WA : Seal Press, 1994.

Summary:

This powerful and important book is the culmination of Melba Wilson's long-held desire to write about an experience that affected her and countless other women and children. Looking at the experience of black women incest survivors, she examines the cost of this survival and the strengths that make it possible. Wilson focuses on the dynamics of sex and sexual oppression as they intersect with gender, class and race. She includes the voices of other survivors, a discussion of the role of professionals, and an exploration of incest in the autobiographical and fictional work of Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Buchi Emecheta and other black writers.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Virago Press Ltd., 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1878067427 :

OCLC:

32780825