Confronting Rape

by Matthews, Nancy A.

• ISBN13: 9780415114011
• ISBN10: 0415114012
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-11-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

'..a story of the success of the women's movement in placing rape and its survival on the political agenda. ...I liked it very much.' Betsy Stanko, University of Brunel

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Feminism, the state, and the anti-rape movement: theoretical underpinnings	p. 1
The national context	p. 9
The birth of the Los Angeles anti-rape movement	p. 16
Surviving the early years	p. 41
The politics of crisis and a crisis of politics	p. 75
Politics and bureaucracy: OCJP funding	p. 105
The expansion of racial diversity	p. 128
From stopping violence to managing rape	p. 149
Appendix A: Interviewees	p. 167
Appendix B: Interview schedule	p. 169
Notes	p. 172
Bibliography	p. 176
Index	p. 183
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