Rape

A History From 1860 To The Present

By: Joanna Bourke

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Paperback | 3 July 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Joanna Bourke, author of the critically-acclaimed Fear, unflinchingly and controversially moves away from looking at victims to look at the rapists. She examines the nature of rape, drawing together the work of criminologists, sociologists and psychiatrists to analyse what drives the perpetrators of sexual violence.

Rape - A History looks at the perception of rape, both in the mass media and the wider public, and considers the crucial questions of treatment and punishment. Should sexual offenders be castrated Will Freud's couch or the behaviourists' laboratory work most effectively Particular groups of offenders such as female abusers, psychopaths and exhibitionists are given special attention here, as are potentially dangerous environments, including the home, prison, and the military. By demystifying the category of the rapist and revealing the specificities of the past, Joanna Bourke dares to consider a future in which sexual violence has been placed outside the human experience.

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Academically rigorous . . . elegant, readable and gripping OBSERVER Launches a disciplined and chilling account . . . unflinching GUARDIAN Thought-provoking at every turn INDEPENDENT 'This is a comprehensive survey of sexual criminality over the past 150 years . . . [it] is a thorough, intelligent, and balanced examination of a crime whose prevalence is only rising' Lionel Shriver, FT

Academically rigorous . . . elegant, readable and gripping - OBSERVER

Launches a disciplined and chilling account . . . unflinching - GUARDIAN

Thought-provoking at every turn - INDEPENDENT

This is a comprehensive survey of sexual criminality over the past 150 years . . . [it] is a thorough, intelligent, and balanced examination of a crime whose prevalence is only rising - Lionel Shriver, FT

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Introduction
Sexed Bodies	p. 5
Lies
Rape Myths	p. 21
'No' Means 'Yes'	p. 50
Identities
Rapacious Bodies	p. 89
Brutalizing Environments	p. 119
The Knife (and Other Invasive Therapies)	p. 147
The Couch (and Other Interior Therapies)	p. 180
Case Studies
Female Perpetrators; Male Victims	p. 209
Exhibitionists	p. 249
Sexual Psychopaths	p. 275
Violent Institutions
The Home	p. 305
The Prison	p. 329
The Military	p. 357
Law
Getting Away with Rape	p. 389
Resistance
Violence, Politics, Erotics	p. 413
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