Against our will : men, women and rape
Susan Brownmiller (Author), Simon and Schuster, Inc (Publisher)
The author shows why she considers rape not to be just a brutal crime but a reflection of how our society is conditioned. To do this she traces the use and meaning of rape from Biblical times through to Bangladesh and Vietnam, unravels the origins of rape laws in medieval codes and examines interracial and homosexual rape and child molestation. She also includes a discussion of Freudian sexual psychology, legal defence strategy and the message behind popular books, magazines and films. Always, she argues, the myths generated by the latter serve to glamorize the victim while they romanticize the rapist -- even in cases of rape murder
History
472 pages ; 25 cm
9780671220624, 9780553139709, 0671220624, 0553139703
1324585
A personal statement
The mass psychology of rape: An introduction
In the beginning was the law
War
Riots, pogroms and revolutions
Two studies in American history
The police-blotter rapist
A question of race
Power: Institution and authority
The myth of the heroic rapist
Victims: The setting
Victims: The crime
Women fight back