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by Susan Brownmiller (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprinted edition (May 11, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449908208
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449908204
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
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"The most comrpehensive study of rape ever offered to the public...It forces readers to take a fresh look at their own attitudes toward this devastating crime."
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As powerful and timely now as when it was first published, AGAINST OUR WILL stands as a unique document of the history of politics, the sociology of rape and the inherent and ingrained inequality of men and women under the law. In lucid, persuasive prose, Brownmiller has created a definitive, devastating work of lasting social importance.
Chosen by THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW as
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68 of 81 people found the following review helpful
AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF RAPE
By S. Calhoun on April 22, 2003
Format: Paperback
Published in the midst of the second wave women's movement AGAINST OUR WILL remains an integral book in the feminist literary canon to the present day. Employing an historical analysis Brownmiller reveals in exquisite detail how some men have been subjugating some women since Biblical times. Her thesis of the use of rape during wartimes as an arsenal for the winning army is especially strong and admirable. This section alone deserves to be read by anyone interested in gender and women's studies as it clearly demonstrates how rape has been used to further antagonize and horrify the defeated population. The utilization of rape during the World Wars, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Serbia is certainly a difficult bit of knowledge to swallow. This book clearly demonstrates how rape has been used to keep some women on edge and weary of being both in public spaces and in their own homes.
Despite Brownmiller's important thesis I have several problems with AGAINST OUR WILL. Brownmiller has a tendency to over-emphasis her arguments with a deluge of statistics and case studies. It's almost as if she inserted every historical example she could find to further her arguments. Less is better in this instance. If she pared down her examples I believe her thesis wouldn't have been diluted in any such way. Another objection I have to AGAINST OUR WILL is her assertion of the following quote from her introduction, "Man's discovery that his genitalia could serve as a weapon to generate fear must rank as one of the most important discoveries of prehistoric times...[Rape] is nothing more or less than a conscious process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear". My problem with this passage is two-fold.Read more ›
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19 of 25 people found the following review helpful
One of the foremost works in the field
By A Customer on July 18, 1999
Format: Paperback
Brownmiller's book gives a detailed account of the historical and cultural origins of rape. She gives insight to the causes of this heinous phenomenon. Brownmiller writes with an honesty that is absolutely necessary when dealing with rape, however this same honesty may cause some defensive males to take offense. Brownmiller's book requires us to take a critical look at rape and urges us to take action.
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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful
As relevant today as ever.
By A Customer on April 1, 1999
Format: Paperback
This book is as ground-breaking today as it was in 1975. Brownmiller systematically identifies and combats the many rape myths which have long kept both women and men in chains and in doing so, illustrates just exactly how much work anti-rape activists have ahead. By approaching the subject of rape in political terms, she challenges the reader to examine their own thoughts and experiences in a new light. This book is a daring and unapologetic appeal to people everywhere to rethink everything we ever thought we knew about sexual violence.
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27 of 37 people found the following review helpful
A solid four stars...
By "efoff" on April 12, 2004
Format: Paperback
Ms. Brownmiller's groundbreaking work on rape may be a little dated, and some of her more esoteric points incorrect, but for the most part this is an excellent, well written book.
Others have gone into detail about the strengths of this book, but I want to particularly point out her highlighting of the Bangladesh invasion, and how Pakistan used rape as a cultural weapon. Since that time, the former Yugoslavian Republics, numerous central African nations, and many far east nations have adopted the same practice. Ms. Brownmiller explains why such an action is truly a human rights violation of the first order, and deserves more attention than what it gets.
Ms. Brownmiller's one failing, though, is her assertion that rape only exists among humans, and does not exist in any other realm of the animal kingdom. I believe she is incorrect, but that is a small point.
The strongest point in Against Our Will is when Ms. Brownmiller contrasts the film reviews regarding the numerous rape scenes from "A Clockwork Orange," with the reviewers' description of Ned Beatty's rape scene in "Deliverance." While film reviewers fell all over themselves about "fullfillment" and eroticism in "Clockwork," somehow nothing fulfilling nor erotic occured in Deliverance. Now that's a pretty clear double standard.
This book has been around a long time--but it still has something to say. Ms. Brownmiller is a good writer, and the book moves well. Most high schoolers should not have any trouble reading it--and I think most of them (boys & girls) should. It would serve as a wonderful starting point for discussion of contemporary sex roles.
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29 of 42 people found the following review helpful
The enormity of such crimes still is overwhelming
By Paul D. Harvill on May 25, 2004
Format: Paperback
For an excellent read on the topic of rape and war, please read "Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape" by Susan Brownmiller. The enormity of such crimes is well documented by Brownmiller.

When I read the book in the late 1970s, my understanding of the sexual abuse consequences of war left me overwhelmed by the agony of millions of women through the ages. Upon re-reading it years later, the impact of the book still left me devastated.
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11 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Highly recommended
By ajax on February 20, 2011
Format: Paperback
Just finished reading "Against our will..."
I believe this book ought to be read by all men, and women alike, if one is to evolve as an individual, as well as communally for a better World. Eye opening...

One does not need to agree with everything in the book.
The value of this thought provoking, well documented work lies in its ability to introduce the reader to present and historical aspects of this heinous, primitive crime, resulting in increased awareness- the single, most important necessary factor for potential change, first in thought, and eventually behavior.

Read it, and think for yourself.

P.S. If you wonder, yes, I'm a man.

Yours,
Ajax
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Five stars

Susan Brownmiller is a go to for scholars of GBV and genocide. I have read the works of scholars in the field and inevitably this book is mentioned. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Careen Hutchinson
Five Stars

It's an excellent, very complete study about rape.

Published 4 months ago by Ana Rodríguez Flores
This is actually a good book for both men and women to read

This is actually a good book for both men and women to read. it's also good to read because it shows ignorant men(as well as women) can be of a woman's outlook on life and herself. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Jayce
One Star

it is very worn and ready to fall apart

Published 6 months ago by Becky Ochoa
Misandrist trash.

"[Rape is] a conscious process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear." this is an actual quote from the author. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Yamabushi
This is the definitive work on rape that argues rape ...

This is the definitive work on rape that argues rape is a political crime rather than a sexual one.

Published 7 months ago by Jean Saunderson
Still Relevant Today

Still relevant, and should be required reading for every adolescent girl.

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A knowledgeable insight into rape

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