Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape

Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape

Susan Brownmillerâ€™s groundbreaking bestseller uncovers the culture of violence against women with a devastating exploration of the history of rapeâ€”now with a new preface by the author exposing the undercurrents of rape still present today

Rape, as author Susan Brownmiller proves in her startling and important book, is not about sex but about power, fear, and subjugation. For thousands of years, it has been viewed as an acceptable â€œspoil of war,â€ used as a weapon by invading armies to crush the will of the conquered. The act of rape against women has long been cloaked in lies and false justifications.

It is ignored, tolerated, even encouraged by governments and military leaders, misunderstood by police and security organizations, freely employed by domineering husbands and lovers, downplayed by medical and legal professionals more inclined to â€œblame the victim,â€ and, perhaps most shockingly, accepted in supposedly civilized societies worldwide, including the United States.

Against Our WillÂ is a classic work that has been widely credited with changing prevailing attitudes about violence against women by awakening the public to the true and continuing tragedy of rape around the globe and throughout the ages.

Selected by theÂ New York Times Book ReviewÂ as an Outstanding Book of the Year and included among the New York Public Libraryâ€™s Books of the Century,Â Against Our WillÂ remains an essential work of sociological and historical importance.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-09-24
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-09-24
Format	Kindle eBook