Lewd women and wicked witches : a study of the dynamics of male domination / Marianne Hester.

This book focuses on the development of revolutionary feminist theory of male sexual violence in the present day, and the witch hunts of early modern Europe, in an analysis of male power over women.

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Main Author: Hester, Marianne, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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Genre/Form:Electronic books
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; The introduction: the dynamics of male domination; From men partially to men primarily responsible for women's oppression; Men as primarily responsible for women's oppression; Towards a revolutionary feminist approach: male sexual violence against women; A revolutionary feminist approach: male sexuality as social control of women; The early modern witch-hunts I; The early modern witch-hunts II; The accused and the accusations against them; The conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.