Introduction to feminist legal theory /
"Spans the range of legal issues relating to women and gender, including sex-based discrimination, sexual harassment, rape, sex trafficking, abortion, LGBT rights, and more. Balancing contemporary topics with historical context, author Martha Chamallas presents an accessible and incisive survey...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business,
©2013
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Edition: | Third edition |
Series: | Aspen treatise series
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Summary: | "Spans the range of legal issues relating to women and gender, including sex-based discrimination, sexual harassment, rape, sex trafficking, abortion, LGBT rights, and more. Balancing contemporary topics with historical context, author Martha Chamallas presents an accessible and incisive survey of feminist jurisprudence and related critical theories, tracing their development from the early 1970s to current debates, new paradigms, and greater social inclusiveness. Updated throughout, the Third Edition reveals a theory-based structure to include recent entries to the field, such as sex-positive feminism and masculinities theory. In addition, while maintaining its focus on U.S. law and policy, the Third Edition provides more international and comparative materials for perspective and analysis"--Unedited summary from book cover |
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Physical Description: | xxviii, 430 pages ; 26 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9781454802211 1454802219 |