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Our Lives Before the Law: Constructing a Feminist Jurisprudence
Judith A. Baer
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Description for Our Lives Before the Law: Constructing a Feminist Jurisprudence
Paperback. Presents the framework for a feminist jurisprudence - one that would return feminism to relevance by connecting it in fresh and creative ways with liberalism. This title constructs a feminist interpretation of three central components of conventional theory - equality, rights, and responsibility. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JPA; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
According to Judith Baer, feminist legal scholarship today does not effectively address the harsh realities of women's lives. Feminists have marginalized themselves, she argues, by withdrawing from mainstream intellectual discourse. In Our Lives Before the Law, Baer thus presents the framework for a new feminist jurisprudence--one that would return feminism to relevance by connecting it in fresh and creative ways with liberalism. Baer starts from the traditional feminist premise that the legal system has a male bias and must do more to help women combat violence and overcome political, economic, and social disadvantages. She argues, however, that feminist scholarship has ... Read more
According to Judith Baer, feminist legal scholarship today does not effectively address the harsh realities of women's lives. Feminists have marginalized themselves, she argues, by withdrawing from mainstream intellectual discourse. In Our Lives Before the Law, Baer thus presents the framework for a new feminist jurisprudence--one that would return feminism to relevance by connecting it in fresh and creative ways with liberalism. Baer starts from the traditional feminist premise that the legal system has a male bias and must do more to help women combat violence and overcome political, economic, and social disadvantages. She argues, however, that feminist scholarship has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691019451
SKU
V9780691019451
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About Judith A. Baer
Judith A. Baer is Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University. She is the author of several books, including Women and the Law. Her academic honors include a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a year as a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in Turkey.
Reviews for Our Lives Before the Law: Constructing a Feminist Jurisprudence
Winner of the 2000 Victoria Schuck Award, American Political Science Association "In her latest, well-written, cogently argued book, Baer unflinchingly criticizes feminist legal scholars for being too nice... Taking particular care to unravel the faulty reasoning of those feminist theorists who legitimize gender differences, Baer's ultimate goal is to provide the groundwork for a vital feminist postliberalism."
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