Behind Closed Doors in White South Africa: Incest Survivors Tell Their Stories

Subtitle:: Incest Survivors Tell Their Stories
Author:: Diana E.H. Russell
Format:: Softcover

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Short description

The intent in this book is to removethe secrecy that surrounds incestuous abuse in white South Africa by presenting five in-depth personal accounts of sexual exploitation as told by the survivors.

Long description

The intent in this book is to tear away the veil of secrecy that surrounds incestuous abuse in white South Africa by presenting five in-depth personal accounts of this heinous form of sexual exploitation as told by the survivors. Each of these accounts includes an analysis of important incest-related issues raised by the survivor's story. Another objective is to explore the connections between the often cruel sexual exploitation of girls by their white male relatives and the brutal exploitation of black people by white men in South Africa.

Product details

Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:: 9780333642337
Publication date:: February 1997
Length:: 216mm
Width:: 138mm
Thickness:: 16mm
Weight:: 275g
Edition:: 1
Pages:: 216
Illustrations:: tables, figures, notes, references, glossary, index
Readership:: Undergraduate

Review

Sunday Tribune, 8 February 1998, Trish Beaver

… a horrible but gripping account of the incestuous abuse of girls at the hands of their fathers, step-fathers and male relatives.

Page by page, account by account their stories are told bluntly – almost emotionlessly. At the end of each woman’s story the evil of this crime is unspeakably clear.

List of Tables in Appendix - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Introduction: Opening the Door - 'It Felt So Good to Stab My Father': Nida Webber's Story - 'Kill Me, Rather': Elsa Foster's Story - 'There's a Sign on my Forehead Saying, Abuse Me! ': Marie Malan's Story - The Making of a Whore: Lara Newman's Story - The Divine Right of the Father: Elsabe Groenewald's Story - Conclusion: Paternal Despotism in Private and Public Life - Appendix - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index