Encyclopedia of Rape

by Merril D. Smith

Book Overview

Rape has been perpetrated throughout history and worldwide, and today ours has been called a rape culture, because sexual violence, mainly against women and children, is prevalent and tolerated to some extent. The Encyclopedia of Rape offers 185 entries in an A-to-Z essay format covering the historical scope and magnitude of the issue in the United States and globally. Written by a host of scholars from diverse fields, it provides informed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313326878
• ISBN13: 9780313326875
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Provides almost two hundred A-Z essays

Any college-level collection strong in social issues or women's issues will want to include the invaluable ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RAPE in their collection: it provides almost two hundred A-Z essays covering rape around the world, from basic concepts, offenders, and high-profile cases to social movements, legislative and legal efforts, and activists. From rape as an adjunct of wars to date rape and Catholic Church scandals, all the basics are covered along with statistics and bibliographic reference.