Originally published in 1993 this pioneering anthology is a powerful polemic for fundamental cultural change the transformation of basic attitudes about power gender race and sexuality. This edition adds new pieces on Internet pornography the role of sports in sexual violence and rape as a calculated instrument of war. The diverse contributors which include bell hooks Andrea Dworkin Michael Messner Yvette Flores and Ntozake Shange are activists opinion leaders theologians policymakers educators and authors of both genders who tackle such hotbutton issues as pornography and the intersection of race and rape.The books statistics have been thoroughly updated as have essays about sexual violence in K12 schools and in the church. New pieces from within Americas immigrant communities depict struggles with domestic violence sexual harassment and community stigmas against reporting rape. This violence not limited to one race creed or nationality has its roots in cultural biases that are still much in need of change.