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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455003903321

Autore

Hester Marianne <1955, >

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-134-91137-8

0-203-40927-2

1-280-32233-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

306.7/081

Soggetti

Men - Sexual behavior

Dominance (Psychology)

Sex discrimination against women

Power (Social sciences)

Social control

Witchcraft - England - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-230) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 The introduction -- The dynamics of male domination -- chapter 2 From men partially to men primarily responsible for women's oppression -- chapter 3 Men as primarily responsible for women's oppression -- chapter 4 Towards a revolutionary feminist approach -- Male sexual violence against women -- chapter 5 A revolutionary feminist approach -- Male sexuality as social control of women -- chapter 6 The early modern witch-hunts I -- chapter 7 The early modern witch-hunts II -- chapter 8 The accused and the accusations against them -- chapter 9 The conclusion.