Rape and Sexual Power in Early America
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Author | : Sharon Block |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2009-01-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781442957701 |
ISBN-13 | : 1442957700 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rape and Sexual Power in Early America by : Sharon Block
Book excerpt: In a comprehensive examination of rape and its prosecution in British America between 1700 and 1820, Sharon Block exposes the dynamics of sexual power on which colonial and early republican Anglo-American society was based. Block analyzes the legal, social, and cultural implications of more than nine hundred documented incidents of sexual coerci...