The Politics of Rape: The Victim's Perspective [Paperback]

Diana E.H. Russell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1974

Illustrates the magnitude of the problem and just how little is really known about it. DSThe Washington Post

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About the Author

Diana E. H. Russell, Ph. D., was an Emerita Professor of Sociology at Mills College, Oakland, California, U.S.A., where she taught for 22 years. She is currently self-employed and works full-time on research, writing, consulting, lecturing, and feminist activism. Dr. Russell is the author/co-author/editor/co-editor of 17 books?most of them on sexual violence. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 311 pages
• Publisher: Stein & Day (January 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812818601
• ISBN-13: 978-0812818604
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,626,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Diana E.H. Russell (Born November 6, 1938, South Africa) is a radical feminist writer and activist. For the past 40 years she has been engaged in research on sexual violence against women and girls. She has written numerous books and articles on rape (including marital rape), femicide, incest, misogynist murders of women, and pornography. For her book on incest, The Secret Trauma, she was co-recipient of the 1986 C. Wright Mills Award.