Feminist legal theory : a primer /
Author / Creator: | Levit, Nancy, author. |
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Edition: | Second edition. |
Imprint: | New York ; London : New York University Press, [2016] |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11908828 |
Related Items: | Revision of:
Feminist legal theory. |
Summary: | Feminist legal theory is one of the most dynamic fields in the law, and it affects issues ranging from child custody to sexual harassment. Since its initial publication in 2006, Feminist Legal Theory: A Primer has received rave reviews. Now, in the completely updated second edition of this outstanding primer, Nancy Levit and Robert R.M. Verchick introduce the diverse strands of feminist legal theory and discuss an array of substantive legal topics, pulling in recent court decisions, new laws, and important shifts in culture and technology. The book centers on feminist legal theories, including equal treatment theory, cultural feminism, dominance theory, critical race feminism, lesbian feminism, postmodern feminism, and ecofeminism. Readers will find new material on women in politics, gender and globalization, and the promise and danger of expanding social media. Updated statistics and empirical analysis appear throughout. The authors, prominent experts in the field, also address feminist legal methods, such as consciousness-raising and storytelling. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781479805495 1479805491 9781479849499 1479849499 9781479882809 1479882801 |