Disgrace : Global Reflections on Sexual Violence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourke, Joanna.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Piraí : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2022.

Summary:

Disgrace is the first truly global history of sexual violence. The book explores how sexual violence varies widely across time and place, from 19th-century peasant women in Ireland who were abducted as a way of forcing marriage, to date-raped high-school students in 20th-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.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: The Global Crisis

1: Shame

2: (In)Justice

3: Gender Troubles

4: Conjugal Cruelty

5: Mothers and Monsters

6: Reckonings

7: Militarized Rape

8: Trauma

9: A Rape-Free World

References

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Bourke, Joanna Disgrace

ISBN:

9781789146004

OCLC:

1336989740