The beginning and end of rape : confronting sexual violence in Native America

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"Despite what major media sources say, violence against Native women is not an epidemic. An epidemic is biological and blameless. Violence against Native women is historical and political, bounded by oppression and colonial violence. This book, like all of Sarah Deer's work, is aimed at en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deer, Sarah, 1972- (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Rape > United States.
Indian women > Crimes against > United States.
Indian women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
LAW > Indigenous Peoples.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Indian women > Crimes against
Indian women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Rape
United States
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Sovereignty of the Soul; 1. Knowing through Numbers?; 2. What She Say It Be Law; 3. At the Mercy of the State; 4. All Apologies; 5. Relocation Revisited; 6. Punishing the Victim; 7. The Enigma of Federal Reform; 8. Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape; 9. The Trouble with Peacemaking; 10. ""Righting Tribal Rape Law; Conclusion: The End of Rape in Native America; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Publication History; Index.

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