| Description |
226 pages cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Drawing on her own experience, her work with hundreds of survivors as the head of a rape crisis center in Boston, and three decades of grappling with rape as a feminist intellectual and writer, Abdulali tackles some of our thorniest questions about rape, articulating the confounding way we account for who gets raped and why--and asking how we want to raise the next generation. In interviews with survivors from around the world we hear moving personal accounts of hard-earned strength, humor, and wisdom that collectively tell the larger story of what rape means and how healing can occur."--Dust jacket flap. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Who am I to talk? -- Shut up or die, crazy bitch -- Totally different, exactly the same -- Yes, no, maybe -- What did you expect? -- Oh, please -- How to save a life -- The Abdulali guidelines for saving a rape survivor's life -- The official version -- Your love is killing me -- A brief pause for horror -- A bagful of dentures -- Teflon Man -- Keys to the kingdom -- A brief pause for fury -- Rx: polite conversation -- All in the family -- A brief pause for confusion -- Stealing freedom, stealing joy -- Lead weights for drowning -- A brief pause for ennui -- The quality of mercy -- Your rape is worse than mine -- Good girls don't -- Rape prevention for beginners -- Boys will... -- A brief pause for terror -- The full catastrophe. |
| Local Note |
Steinem Sisters Collection |
| Subject(S) |
Rape.
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Rape victims.
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| ISBN |
9781620974735 (hardcover) |
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1620974738 (hardcover) |
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9781620974742 (paperback) |
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1620974746 (paperback) |
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