Rise of Gay Rights and the Fall of the British Empire - Liberal Resistance and the Bloomsbury Group

This book argues that there is an important connection between ethical resistance to British imperialism and the ethical discovery of gay rights.

Table des matières

1. Patriarchy and democracy; 2. Imperialism and patriarchy; 3. The rise of gay rights; 4. The fall of empire; 5. Gay rights in former British colonies: legacy of empire?; 6. Gay rights as universal human rights.

A propos de l'auteur

David A. J. Richards is Edwin D. Webb Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where he teaches constitutional law and criminal law. He also teaches a seminar, 'Resisting Injustice', with NYU University Professor Carol Gilligan, and the seminar 'Retributivism in Criminal Law Theory and Practice' with the psychiatrist James Gilligan. Richards is the author of seventeen books, including, most recently, The Deepening Darkness: Patriarchal Resistance and Democracy's Future (with Carol Gilligan, 2009) and Fundamentalism in American Religion and Law: Obama's Challenge to Patriarchy's Threat to Democracy (2010). Two of his books were named best academic books of their years, he was Shikes Lecturer in Civil Liberties at the Harvard Law School in 1998, and he has served as Vice President of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy.

Résumé

This book argues that there is an important connection between ethical resistance to British imperialism and the ethical discovery of gay rights. By closely examining the roots of liberal resistance in Britain and resistance to patriarchy in the United States, it shows that fighting the demands of patriarchal manhood and womanhood plays an important role in countering imperialism.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David A. J. Richards, Richards David A. J.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107659797
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65979-7
• Pages: 282
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Gender studies, gender groups, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Law: Human rights and civil liberties