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Sexual Justice: Democratic Citizenship and the Politics of Desire
Morris B. Kaplan
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Description for Sexual Justice: Democratic Citizenship and the Politics of Desire
Hardback. Argues that the achievement of equality for lesbian and gay citizens is part of the unfinished business of modern democracy. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-269) and index. Commissioning organisation: Morris B. Kaplan. xix, 281 p. 24 cm. Paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding." Keywords: "Gay & Lesbian - General,Gay & Lesbian - Political & Social Issues,Subjects - Education & Languages - New & Used Textbooks - Social Scien"
Sexual Justice defends a robust a robust conception of lesbian and gay rights, emphasizing protection against discrimination and recognition of queer relationships and families. Synthesizing materials from law, philosophy, psychoanalysis and literature, Kaplan argues that sexual desire is central to the pursuit of happiness: equal citizenship requires individual freedom to shape oneself through a variety of intimate associations.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415905145
SKU
KEX0069446
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About Morris B. Kaplan
Morris B. Kaplan teaches philosophy at Purchase College, State University of New York. He has served as a trial attorney with the Legal Aid Society of New York and as inaugural Rockefeller Fellow in Legal Humanities, Stanford Humanities Center, 1993-94. He has published in Praxis International, Virginia Law Review, GLQ, ThePhilosophical Forum, Metaphilosophy, and The Journal ofthe History of Sexuality. ... Read more
Reviews for Sexual Justice: Democratic Citizenship and the Politics of Desire
"In a brilliant contribution to contemporary social and political thought, and to the growing field of 'queer theory,' Morris Kaplan argues that democratic equality entails for all citizens, of whatever sexual persuasion and orientation, the ability to participate on the same terms as other in collectively shaping the conditions of common life ... [A]n impassioned plea for equal sexual citizenship." ... Read more