New Perspectives on European Women's Legal History (Routledge Research in Gender and History)

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Synopsis
This book integrates women’s history and legal studies within the broader context of modern European history in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sixteen contributions from fourteen countries explore the ways in which the law contributes to the social construction of gender. They analyze questions of family law and international law and highlight the politics of gender in the legal professions in a variety of historical, social and national settings, including Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern and Central Europe. Focusing on different legal cultures, they show us the similarities and differences in the ways the law has shaped the contours of women and men’s lives in powerful ways. They also show how women have used legal knowledge to struggle for their equal rights on the national and transnational level. The chapters address the interconnectedness of the history of feminism, legislative reforms, and women’s citizenship, and build a foundation for a comparative vision of women’s legal history in modern Europe.
Copyright:
2017

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
452 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317577164
Related ISBNs:
9781315739564, 9780367263980, 9780367263980, 9781138805545, 9781138805545, 9781315739564, 9781138805545, 9780367263980
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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N/A
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Sara L. Kimble
Edited by:
Marion Röwekamp

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