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Author:

Block, Sharon, 1968-

Title:

Rape and sexual power in early America / Sharon Block.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

ix, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Rape--United States--History.
Sex crimes--United States--History.
United States--History--18th century.
United States--History--19th century.
Rape--United States.
History, 18th Century--United States.
History, 19th Century--United States.
Power (Psychology)--United States.
Viol--États-Unis--Histoire.
Crimes sexuels--États-Unis--Histoire.
États-Unis--Histoire--18e siècle.
États-Unis--Histoire--19e siècle.

Other Authors:

Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.

Notes:

"Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Consent and coercion: the continuum of sexual relations -- The means of sexual coercion: identity, power, and social consent -- After coerced sex: the progression of knowledge -- The crime of rape: transatlantic standards, American racialization, and local judgment -- Constructing rape and race at Early American courts -- New worlds of rape: masculinity, myth, and revolution.

ISBN:

9780807857618 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0807857610 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780807830451 (cloth : alk. paper)
0807830453 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005035320

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)