The Ashgate Research Companion to Feminist Legal Theory

Author:   Vanessa E. Munro ,  Margaret Davies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781409418597


Pages:   440
Publication Date:   24 October 2013
Format:   Hardback
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As a distinct scholarly contribution to law, feminist legal theory is now well over three decades old. Those three decades have seen consolidation and renewal of its central concerns as well as remarkable growth, dynamism and change. This Companion celebrates the strength of feminist legal thought, which is manifested in this dynamic combination of stability and change, as well as in the diversity of perspectives and methodologies, and the extensive range of subject-matters, which are now included within its ambit. Bringing together contributors from across a range of jurisdictions and legal traditions, the book provides a concise but critical review of existing theory in relation to the core issues or concepts that have animated, and continue to animate, feminism. It provides an authoritative and scholarly review of contemporary feminist legal thought, and seeks to contribute to the ongoing development of some of its new approaches, perspectives, and subject-matters. The Companion is divided into three parts, dealing with 'Theory', 'Concepts' and 'Issues'. The first part addresses theoretical questions which are of significance to law, but which also connect to feminist theory at the broadest and most interdisciplinary level. The second part also draws on general feminist theory, but with a more specific focus on debates about equality and difference, race, culture, religion, and sexuality. The 'Issues' section considers in detail more specific areas of substantive legal controversy.

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Author:   Vanessa E. Munro ,  Margaret Davies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.065kg
ISBN:  

9781409418597


ISBN 10:   1409418596
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   24 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'This wonderful collection provides a fitting tribute to the dynamism and diversity of contemporary feminist legal theory. Bringing together leading scholars, it achieves the admirable feat of simultaneously providing an authoritative and highly accessible introduction to a rich and evolving body of scholarship, whilst simultaneously advancing the field through numerous original insights. It deserves to be very widely read.' Sally Sheldon, Kent Law School, UK'This book is the essential companion for feminist or critical legal scholars seeking theoretically grounded, contemporary reflections on feminist legal thought. The chapters are a wonderful guide through key concepts and theoretical strands, introducing some of the foremost scholars in feminist (legal) thought, and, like all good companions, inviting an ongoing conversation about the directions and possibilities of feminist legal scholarship.' Doris Buss, Carleton University, Canada


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Margaret Davies is Professor of Law at Flinders University, Australia and Vanessa E. Munro is Professor of Law and Society at the School of Law, University of Leicester, UK. Margaret Davies, Vanessa E. Munro, Rosemary Hunter, Joanne Conaghan, Nancy J. Hirschmann, Elsje Bonthuys, Sharon Cowan, Jennifer C. Nash, Sarah Song, Samia Bano, Margot Young, Diane Otto, Judith Gardam, Vanessa E. Munro, Marie Fox, Therese Murphy, Susan B. Boyd, Rosemary Auchmuty, Asa Gunnarsson, Judy Fudge, Ann Stewart, Patricia Tuitt, Karen Morrow.

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