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A recognized Native American scholar and co-founder of INCITE Women of Color Against Violence, the largest grassroots, multiracial feminist organization in the country, Andrea Smith (Cherokee) is an emerging leader in progressive political circles. In "Conquest," Smith places Native American women at the center of her analysis of sexual violence, challenging both conventional definitions of the term and conventional responses to the problem. Beginning with the impact of the abuses inflicted on Native American children at state-sanctioned boarding schools from the 1880s to the 1980s, Smith adroitly expands our conception of violence to include environmental racism, population control and the widespread appropriation of Indian cultural practices by whites and other non-natives. Smith deftly connects these and other examples of historical and contemporary colonialism to the high rates of violence against Native American women-the most likely women in the United States to die of poverty-related illnesses, be victims of rape and suffer partner abuse. Essential reading for scholars and activists, "Conquest" is the powerful synthesis of Andrea Smith's intellectual and political work to date. By focusing on the impact of sexual violence on Native American women, Smith articulates an agenda that is compelling to feminists, Native Americans, other people of color and all who are committed to creating viable alternatives to state-based "solutions."
作者简介
Andrea Smith (Cherokee)is a longtime anti-violence activist and scholar. Co-founder of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, a national grassroots organization employing direct action and critical dialogue, Smith has published widely on issues of violence against women of color, and as one of the nation's leading experts on the topic, is a highly-sought after speaker, and venerated teacher of Native American Studies.
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评分the relationship between sexual violence and colonialism. the gendered and sexualized colonialism functions as for exmaple masculinity
评分the relationship between sexual violence and colonialism. the gendered and sexualized colonialism functions as for exmaple masculinity
评分the relationship between sexual violence and colonialism. the gendered and sexualized colonialism functions as for exmaple masculinity
评分the relationship between sexual violence and colonialism. the gendered and sexualized colonialism functions as for exmaple masculinity
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