Improper Advances - Rape and Heterosexual Conflict in Ontario, 1880-1929

Summary

There are many political, psychological, and sociological answers to why men rape women, but few historical ones. This book explores the history of sexual violence in rural and Northern Ontario. The book expands the terms of debates about sexuality and sexual violence.

Product details

• Authors: Dubinsky, Karen Dubinsky
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1993
• EAN: 9780226167541
• ISBN: 978-0-226-16754-1
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 388 g
• Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, H; Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society; Chicago Sexuality Hist & Society SHS (CHUP); The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology