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Original Title:	Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
ISBN:	0449908208 (ISBN13: 9780449908204)
Edition Language:	English

Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape

Susan Brownmiller

Paperback | Pages: 472 pages

Rating: 4.03 | 3735 Users | 106 Reviews

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Title	:	Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
Author	:	Susan Brownmiller
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 472 pages
Published	:	May 11th 1993 by Ballantine Books (first published 1975)
Categories	:	Feminism. Nonfiction. Sociology. Gender. Gender Studies. History. Politics

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As powerful and timely now as when it was first published, AGAINST OUR WILL stands as a unique document of the history of politics, the sociology of rape and the inherent and ingrained inequality of men and women under the law. In lucid, persuasive prose, Brownmiller has created a definitive, devastating work of lasting social importance.

Chosen by THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW as One of the Outstanding Books of the Year

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Ratings: 4.03 From 3735 Users | 106 Reviews

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You see, as someone who thinks a lot about creating a world without sexual violence, I expected to devour this book. But I started reading it in September (of course), and while I was highlighting stuff while reading, I didn't want to pick it back up when I put it down, and it was also far too depressing. It was interesting in parts, ja, but I expect this will be one of the books I'll keep on hand as a reference source when writing, but not reading from cover to cover. (Also, back when it was

Terrible; I couldn't even finish this book.

The heart of this book is a statement early on (Page 15): "From prehistoric times to the present, I believe, rape has played a critical function. It is nothing more or less than a conscious process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear.This book traces the thesis from ancient civilization to the present. Early (Pages 18-19), she refers to the Code of Hammurabi as well as Scripture. In turn, the book unfolds as follows: rape and war; rape and revolution; Indians and

It's not that Against Our Will is particularly bad. It's a monumental classic that opened a lot of doors. So my rating is misleading on that front; I just don't know if it's as functional as a readable classic decades on. It's dated enough that reading *about* it is probably a wiser way to utilize your time than to read it. Brownmiller, as one can tell from the reviews above and below this one, does get her intersectionality wrong: her treatises on interracial rape are compelling at best, but I

This book has all of the problems of second wave feminism. It's a very white, middle to upper class look at rape, seeing it as a male-female inequality without a big look into bigger institutional issues. (And by bigger I don't mean the criminal justice system. I mean capitalism, classism, racism, etc.) I particularly dislike Brownmiller's take on interracial rape as a burden of white women, which stood out as a starkly racist stance to take on the issue. I also dislike Brownmiller's thoughts

Much of what is said in this long, exhausting 1975 book seems like such common sense today that it is easy to forget how radical it was in its time. The extra degree of stridency of many of her points, rhetorically necessary then to break through the myths about rape, now sounds sometimes dated. But it is wrong to hold this against the book just because intense first-generation feminism is now out of fashion. Most of the improvements in societal attitudes and law enforcement concerning rape

Reading Against our Will is a little like watching a John Wayne movie. When one sees the familiar swagger of the all-American hero, the oddly familiar, maybe even hackneyed, ring to it makes one ask, "Haven't we seen this before?" So, too, does Brownmiller's book feel like ideas that have been repeated frequently, especially to readers who have tastes similar to mine. But then, when reading Brownmiller's work (or watching Wayne's movies), I have to remember--this stuff is not hackneyed. I like