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Feminist Jurisprudence by Smith

Providing balanced coverage of abortion, sexual harassment, censorship and pornography, and other timely and controversial subjects, this pathbreaking anthology is the first to offer a comprehensive introduction to feminist legal philosophy. An important resource for courses in women's studies, philosophy, law, sociology, and political science, it provides many stimulating insights into essential topics in jurisprudence, such as the nature and justification of law, judicial reasoning and the process of adjudication, the connection between law and equality, and freedom and justice.

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This book is important primarily because it is so clear and explicit in setting forth the ideology of radical or gender feminism in relationship to the law.--Issues in Child Abuse Accusations The reader gets a fully developed view of the complexity of feminist jurisprudence without being overwhelmed....This brief review cannot do justice to the wealth of material available in Smith's book, which represents the work of many of the major voices in feminist jurisprudence....Smith's volume frees those of us who now teach these courses from the burden and questionable legality of endless photocopying. It gives us and our students a substantial and wisely chosen sampling of writing in a now-flourishing area of jurisprudence.--The Review of Politics To approach the issue of women's rights from a legal perspective may be much more productive then the usual ethical approaches. Good book!--Manuel Davenport, Texas A&M University Would be adopted for or stimulate interest in graduate and third-year law school courses on feminist jurisprudence. It would also be of interest as a required or recommended text in philosophy of law and jurisprudence courses taught in universities with strong philosophy and political science major programs.--Laurence Houlgate, California Polytechnic Institute The materials selected for the collection are of the highest quality. Their organization not only reflects the state of the questions but also a deft sense of the point of teaching jurisprudence.--J.R. Lindgren, Lehigh University An excellent collection of materials by leading feminist legal scholars.--Patricia Smith, College of William and Mary Excellent and comprehensive.--Steven Ross, Hunter College Excellent compilation, especially as it is divided into comprehensive categories, which is not easy to do with a mass of literature in this field.--Stuart R. Cohn, University of Florida First rate survey of the relevant literature....Essential reading for all philosophers of law.--Raymond A. Belliotti, State University of New York at Fredonia This is an outstanding text containing the must read articles in feminist legal theory. There is no question that in a course I am designing on women and the law, this book will occupy a central role.--David Schultz, Trinity University This is an excellent anthology, ideal for an advanced course on jurisprudence and useful for the philosopher of law. The introductions to each part are clear and illuminating, the issues chosen the most important ones, and (best of all) the quality of the selections is very high.--Carl Wellman, Washington University This book does an excellent job of framing the status of women in contemporary American society. The chapters are substantive, timely, and readable.--Mary E. Guy, University of Alabama, Birmingham A wonderful and illuminating synopsis of feminist theory. This inquiry into the nature of the law and its presumptions is critical reading for any educated person inside or outside of academia. The language is concise and informative.--Aminah McCloud, DePaul University This is a fine introduction to the subject. It contains many of the best writings in feminist jurisprudence up to 1990, and contains the work of leading feminist legal scholars in the U.S. An excellent text.--Lynne Henderson, Indiana University, Bloomington

Introduction: Feminist Jurisprudence and the Nature of Law I. On Equality: Justice, Discrimination, and Equal Treatment 1: Herma Hill Kay: Equality and Difference: The Case of Pregnancy 2: Nadine Taub and Wendy W. Williams: Will Equality Require More Than Assimilation, Accommodation, or Separation from the Existing Social Structure? 3: Frances E. Olsen: The Family and the Market: A Study of Ideology and Legal Reform 4: Ann C. Scales: The Emergence of Feminist Jurisprudence: An Essay 5: Christine A. Littleton: Reconstructing Sexual Equality II. On Justice and Harm: Battery, Harassment, and Rape 6: Catharine A. MacKinnon: Sexual Harassment: Its First Decade in Court 7: Susan Estrich: Rape 8: Kathleen Waits: The Criminal Justice System's Response to Battering: Understanding the Problem, Forging the Solutions III. On Adjudication: Patriarchy, Neutrality, and Judicial Reasoning 9: Martha Minow: Justice Engendered 10: Lynne N. Henderson: Legality and Empathy 11: Judy Scales-Trent: Black Women and the Constitution: Finding Our Place, Asserting Our Rights IV. On Freedom: Restriction, Regulation, and Reproductive Autonomy 12: Deborah L. Rhode: Reproductive Freedom 13: Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson: Reproductive Laws, Women of Color, and Low-Income Women 14: Frances Olsen: Unraveling Compromise 15: Sylvia A. Law: Rethinking Sex and the Constitution V. On Human Dignity: Commodification and Dehumanization 16: Margaret Jane Radin: Market Inalienability 17: Elizabeth Wolgast: Pornography and the Tyranny of the Majority 18: Against the Male Flood: Censorship, Pornography, and Equality 19: Nan D. Hunter and Sylvia A. Law: Brief Amici Curiae of Feminist Anticensorship Task Force et. al., in American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut VI. On Law and Jurisprudence: Feminism and Legal Theory 20: Robin West: Jurisprudence and Gender 21: Joan C. Williams: Deconstructing Gender 22: Margaret Jane Radin: The Pragmatist and the Feminist 23: Regina Austin: Sapphire Bound! 24: Deborah L. Rhode: Feminist Critical Theories 25: Catharine A. MacKinnon: Toward Feminist Jurisprudence Suggested Reading

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Feminist Jurisprudence by Smith

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Smith

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Oxford University Press Inc

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19930107

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