At the boundaries of law : feminism and legal theory
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At the boundaries of law : feminism and legal theory
Routledge, 1991
- : pbk
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"Papers ... selected from a larger group presented over a four-year period [1985-1989] at sessions of the Feminism and Legal Theory Conference at the University of Wisconsin"--Introd
Includes bibliographical references (p.339-362)
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ISBN 9780415903059
Description
"At the Boundaries of Law" offers a collection of essays which examine the intersection between feminism and legal theory. The book makes it clear that in questioning the concepts and premises of legal thought, feminists are providing an impetus for a reconceptualization long overdue not only among lawyers but also among social observers, critics and scholars. It aims to offer a challenge to much of the mainstream literature, thought and methodology in law and the social sciences.
Table of Contents
- Presenting the personal
- the construction of body in law
- authentic pleasures and pains
- recasting women's history
- perspectives on marriage and family
- feminist strategies within legal institutions.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415903066
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At the Boundaries of Law is a timely and pathbreaking work that provides a series of non-technical, interdisciplinary explorations into the nature and effects of legal regulation on women's lives. The essays are original and by no means conventional in their analysis. They provide a balance to earlier feminist work which stressed formal equality and disallowed discussion of 'differences'. In questioning the concepts of legal thought, these feminists provide an impetus for some long overdue rethinking not only among lawyers, but among social observers, critics, and scholars as well. The book offers a refreshing and wholesome challenge to much of the mainstream literature, thought and methodology in law and the social sciences.
Table of Contents
General Introduction. Chapter 1: Presenting the Personal. Chapter 2: The Construction of Body in Law. Chapter 3: Authentic Pleasures and Pains. Chapter 4: Recasting Women's History. Chapter 5: Perspectives on Marriage and Family. Chapter 6: Feminist Strategies Within Legal Institutions. Bibliography
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