New logic of sexual violence in enlightenment france, the: rationalizing rape
Auteur :
McAlpin, Mary
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032255538
Date de publication :
8 nov. 2023
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book argues that rape as we know it was invented in the eighteenth century, examining texts as diverse as medical treatises, socio-political essays, and popular novels to demonstrate how cultural assumptions of gendered sexual desire erased rape by making a women’s non-consent a logical impossibility.