Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Preamble: A Chokehold 1
5. 1. Consensual Violence and the Politics of Injury 4
6. 2. From Acts to Legitimacy: The Path of Social Decriminalization 22
7. 3. Devising Rules and Norms, Creating a Culture of Consent 42
8. 4. Enforcing and Rationalizing Rule Violations 63
9. 5. Transforming Consensual Violence through a Legal Register 84
10. 6. The Social Embeddedness of Consent 102
11. 7. Conclusion: Consensual Violence Reimagined 117
12. Notes 125
13. References 131