Carnal Crimes: Sexual Assault Law in Canada, 1900 - 1975 by Backhouse, Constance - 2008

Toronto: Irwin Law , 2008. ----- # 012816 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 9" by 6" (inches) frrench flaps, xi, 445 pages with b & w photos through-out with maps, flat uncreased spine, clean square tight & true, Near Fine condition. "...explores nine sexual assault trials from across the country. Each of these richly-textured vignettes offers insight into the failure of the criminal justilce system to protect women from sexaul assault, and each is highly readable & provocative." "Carnal Crimes a brilliantly informed 75 - year panorama of sexual assult law in Canada - every last bit of it scrupulously researched & delivered. Backhouse has pulled off the amazing feat of producing a book that should satisfy the keenest law student or the most rigorous legal scholar, while at the same time engaging everyday lay people who who wouldn't know a tort from a trust." (The Ottaw Citizen) Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".