Feminist Legal Theory (Second Edition)

Feminist Legal Theory (Second Edition)
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781479882809
ISBN-13 : 1479882801
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Book Synopsis Feminist Legal Theory (Second Edition) by : Nancy Levit

Download or read book Feminist Legal Theory (Second Edition) written by Nancy Levit and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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. At its core, Feminist Legal Theory shows the importance of the roles of law and feminist legal theory in shaping contemporary gender issues"--Unedited summary from book cover.


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