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Zusatztext "One of the rites of passage for all legal and socio-legal scholars is to give at least some consideration to the fundamental norms of modern liberal rule ? Foucault's Monsters ? [is] an attempt to speak to this rite of passage topic. It is! moreover! a very good attempt. ? Sharpe is to be congratulated for her contribution to this longstanding debate. Making a mark in this field is no mean feat"- Professor Gary Wickham! (2010) 37(4) Journal of Law and Society 691"Foucault's Monsters and the Challenge of Law is a very erudite and impeccably serious book about monsters ? it is the first book in English which seriously engages with [Foucault's] Abnormal lecture course. It is clearly written! well-researched and full of insightful historical and theoretical detail. [An] excellent book" - Associate Professor Ben Golder! (2011) 74(4) Modern Law Review 639 "Sharpe's book is a rare gem in this second wave of Foucaultian legal research. ? Th[e] book is exceptionally relevant. It works its way through the genealogy of the monster in law only to enter into a very current debate that will be highly illuminating for anyone working in! for example! medical law or bioethics as well as the general history of legal thinking" - Professor Panu Minkkinen! (2011) 7(3) Law! Culture & the Humanities 488 Informationen zum Autor Alex Sharpe is Professor of Law at Keele University. Klappentext This book considers the legal category 'monster' from theoretical and historical perspectives and deploys this category in order to understand contemporary anxieties surrounding transsexuals, conjoined twins and transgenic humans. Zusammenfassung This book considers the legal category 'monster' from theoretical and historical perspectives and deploys this category in order to understand contemporary anxieties surrounding transsexuals, conjoined twins and transgenic humans. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Part 1: History/Theory/Monsters 2. Foucault’s Theoretical Framework 3. Foucault’s Monsters as Genealogy: The Abnormal Individual 4. An English Legal History of Monsters Part 2: Contemporary Monsters 5. Changing Sex: The Problem of Transsexuality 6. Sharing Bodies: The Problem of Conjoined Twins 7. Admixing Embryos: The Problem of Human/Animal Hybrids 8. Conclusions ...
