"This book takes Shakespeare's plays as a site for studying the specter of interracial sex - of a "jungle fever"--In early modern England's envisionings of itself. Shakespeare's works here assume the status of interrogating, of re-envisioning, rather than simply restaging the sc…
"Before the twenty-first century, there was little legal precedent for the prosecution of sexual violence as a war crime. Now, international tribunals have the potential to help make sense of political violence against both men and women; they have the power to uphold victims' c…
Examining the rhetoric of rape in British and Anglo-Indian fiction of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Paxton shows how it reflects basic concepts in the social and sexual contracts defining the women's relationship to the nation state.
In this revolutionary text, prominent Native American scholar and activist Andrea Smith reveals the connections between different forms of violence--perpetrated by the state and by society at large--and documents their impact on Native women. Beginning with the impact of the abu…
Am helllichten Tag wird an einer Dresdner Tankstelle ein Mann ermordet. Niemand hat etwas beobachtet, nur eine Kundin erschien der Kassiererin auffällig. Hauptkommissarin Karin Wolf und ihre Kollegen tappen über die Identität und die möglichen Beweggründe der Verdächtigen völlig…
This book contextualizes the complexity of sexual violence within its broader context - from war to the resolution of interpersonal disputes - and covers a wide span including sexual harassment, bullying, rape and murder as well as domestic violence. Written by leading academics…
This book contextualizes the complexity of sexual violence within its broader context -- from war to the resolution of interpersonal disputes -- and covers a wide span including sexual harassment, bullying, rape and murder as well as domestic violence. Written by leading academi…
