Jurisprudence of National Identity - Kaleidoscopes of Imperialism Globalisation From Aotearoa New Zealand

List of contents

Contents: Interventions: law, postcoloniality, nation, 'race' and gender; Foundations: law's deceptions and 'good citizens' of free trade imperialism; Jurisdiction: colonial marriage law, concubinage and polygamy; Race purity in an emerging nation: orientalism, law, policy, immigration and Maori; Nation as partnership: treaty settlements in the glare of globalisation; Producing race and gender through national identity in law; White women leading the nation: shifting law and policy terrain, cleaning up the mess; Immigration: anxiety, paradox and belligerence; Convergences and divergences; References; Index.

Summary

Presenting a unique blend of historical and contemporary research from a range of interdisciplinary and theoretical analysis, this book examines the intersection of 'race', gender and national identity. Focusing on New Zealand, the book highlights the ways in which shifts in national identity shape and limit legal claims for redress for historical racial injustices internationally.

Product details

• Authors: Seuffert, Nan Seuffert, Seuffert Nan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815390022
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9002-2
• No. of pages: 180
• 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