Description
| Product ID: | 9781786637505 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Rape |
| Subtitle: | From Lucretia to #MeToo |
| Authors: | Author: Mithu Sanyal |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Cultural studies, Cultural studies, Sexual abuse and harassment, Domestic abuse, Sociology, Political control and freedoms, Sexual abuse & harassment, Domestic violence, Sociology: sexual relations, Political control & freedoms |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Originally published in Germany by Editions Nautilus as Vergewaltigung: Aspekte eines Verbrechens, 2016. A bold, honest and unflinching look at the way we talk and think about rape Thanks to Title IX cases, #MeToo, and #Times Up, the issue of rape seems to be constantly in the news. But our thinking on the subject has a long history, one that cultural critic Mithu Sanyal elegantly reconstructs. She narrates a history spanning from Lucretia—whose legendary rape and suicide was said to be the downfall of the last Roman king—to second-wave feminism, Tarzan, and Roman Polanski. Sanyal demonstrates that the way we understand rape is remarkably (and alarmingly) consistent across the ages, even though the world has changed beyond recognition. It is high time for a new and informed debate about sexual violence, sexual boundaries, and consent. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-14 |
