| Feminist Legal Theory: An Anti-Essentialist Reader Contributor(s): Dowd, Nancy E. (Author), Verchick, Robert R. M. (Author), Minow, Martha (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0814719120 ISBN-13: 9780814719121 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: View the Table of Contents or the Introductions by Nancy E. Dowd and Michelle S. Jacobs .,."Recommend quite strongly this well-edited and thought-provoking text. It provides a valuable contribution to legal scholarhsip." "If one wants to engage with the differences of women's lives in experiences, Dowd and Jacob's "Anti-Essentialist Reader" will be an enlightening beginning. With its emphasis on collaboration, it includes necessary but uncomfortable conversations, recognizing the challenges of cultural ethnocentrism and relativism which American feminists face. There are few expectations upon which it does not deliver." Feminist Legal Theory is a groundbreaking collection of feminist work proceeding from the core assumption that the differences among women are essential to feminist analysis. Rather than presenting feminist legal theory sequentially, with "African American feminism" or "critical race feminism" added on at the end, the volume thoroughly integrates key readings from non-white, non-middle class, and non-mainstream writers throughout. The volume explores the intersections of race, class, and gender in such areas as theory, family, work and economic issues, and violence against women. Each section of the book begins with an introduction providing context and insights into how the particular pieces included challenge norms and create new paradigms. This vibrant, challenging collection of work by a broad range of authors represents the cutting edge of feminist theory in concrete applications essential to gender equality. Contributors include: Patricia Hill Collins, BonnieThornton Dill, Angela P. Harris, Sylvia A. Law, Mari Matsuda, Martha Minow, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, john a. powell, Jenny Rivera, and Maxine Baca Zinn. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Gender & The Law - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 346.013 |
| LCCN: 2002011494 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 7.62" W x 9.8" (2.05 lbs) 417 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Minow, Martha: - Martha Minow is the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor at Harvard Law School.Dowd, Nancy E.: - Nancy Dowd is Professor and David Levin Chair in Family Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She is the editor of the Families, Law and Society series at NYU Press, and author or editor of numerous books, including A New Juvenile |