Gender and Feminist Theory in Law and Society

List of contents

Contents: Theory: Method: Feminism, Marxism, method and the state: an agenda for theory, Catharine A. MacKinnon; Foreword: justice engendered, Martha Minow; Critique: Race and essentialism in feminist legal theory, Angela P. Harris. Applications: Sex and Sexuality: Reconceptualizing sexual harassment, Vicki Schulz; Theorizing yes; an essay on feminism, law and desire, Katherine M. Franke. Multicultural Rights in Liberal Democracies: Feminism v. multiculturalism: women's rights in the developing world, Leti Volpp; In defense of universal values, Martha C. Nussbaum; Piercing the veil, Madhavi Sunder; Take a break from feminism?, Janet Halley; Index.

Summary

This volume chronicles a quarter-century of feminist theorizations on equality and liberty. The essays demonstrate a continuing commitment to feminist method and manifest feminism's continuing critical tradition (namely, theorists' willingness to see multiple factors, including feminism itself, as obstructing enlightened constructions of the world)

Product details

• Authors: Madhavi Sunder
• Assisted by: Madhavi Sunder (Editor), Sunder Madhavi (Editor), Austin Sarat (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815389149
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-8914-9
• No. of pages: 556
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law; LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social Law, Social law and Medical law