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Not The Marrying Kind: A Feminist Critique of Same-Sex Marriage (Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies)
Nicola Barker
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Description for Not The Marrying Kind: A Feminist Critique of Same-Sex Marriage (Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies)
Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of current same-sex marriage debates in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the UK and the US, providing a critical analysis of the institution of marriage asking whether and how feminist critiques might apply to same-sex marriage and combining theories of second wave feminism with insights from contemporary queer theory. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LNM; LNMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Not the Marrying Kind is a new and comprehensive exploration of the contemporary same-sex marriage debates in several jurisdictions including Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. It departs from much of the existing scholarship on same-sex marriage, which argues either for or against marriage for same-sex couples. Instead, this book begins from a critical analysis of the institution of marriage itself (as well as separate forms of relationship recognition, such as civil partnership, PaCS, domestic partnership) and asks whether and how feminist critiques of marriage might be applied specifically to same-sex marriage. In doing this, ... Read more
Not the Marrying Kind is a new and comprehensive exploration of the contemporary same-sex marriage debates in several jurisdictions including Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. It departs from much of the existing scholarship on same-sex marriage, which argues either for or against marriage for same-sex couples. Instead, this book begins from a critical analysis of the institution of marriage itself (as well as separate forms of relationship recognition, such as civil partnership, PaCS, domestic partnership) and asks whether and how feminist critiques of marriage might be applied specifically to same-sex marriage. In doing this, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137348036
SKU
V9781137348036
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About Nicola Barker
Nicola Barker is a Senior Lecturer at Kent Law School, University of Kent, UK.
Reviews for Not The Marrying Kind: A Feminist Critique of Same-Sex Marriage (Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies)
'Barker's book is the best of the lot and essential reading for anyone seriously engaged in thinking about same-sex marriage.' - Ruthann Robson, Constitutional Law Prof Blog, Law Professor Blogs Network