Feminism and the Power of Law by Carol Smart
Author very well known - leading writer on women and law
provides major new critique of law in controversial areas such as rape, pornography, child custody
2 way promotion - criminology, women's studies
Author very well known - leading writer on women and law
provides major new critique of law in controversial areas such as rape, pornography, child custody
2 way promotion - criminology, women's studies
. . . an important and illuminating feminist analysis of the law . . . . It is to be highly recommended for those concerned with sociology, women's studies, law, social work, public policy and the generally socially concerned reader - Crime, Law and Social Change
Smart's Feminism and the Power of Law represents a worthy and learned attempt to acknowledge the power of feminism to construct an alternative reality to mainstream legal discourse. This is an important and provocative book which should be read by those unafraid of differing views of jurisprudence and students of feminist legal theory - Melbourne University Law Review