Rocking the cradle of sexual politics : [electronic resource] what happened when women said incest / Louise Armstrong.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-296) and index.

Incest: the early years -- "It's a mental health problem, stupid" -- The doctrine of equal culpability -- Ringling brothers and Barnum & Bailey present...incest! -- Nineteen eighty-four -- The great incest massacre I -- The great incest massacre II -- The great incest massacre III -- The infantilization of women I: a place called recovery -- The infantilization of women II: a place called denial -- The infantilization of women III: the demonic dialogues -- One hell of a trip.

"The woman who fired the first shot in "The Great Incest War" takes a critical, controversial look back at making an issue of incest."