Umfang:
XIV, 525 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Ausgabe:
Second edition
ISBN:
9780226726717
,
9780226726700
,
0226726703
,
0226726711
Serie:
American politics and political economy
Inhalt:
The dynamic and the constrained court -- Bound for glory: Brown and the civil rights revolution -- Constraints, conditions, and the courts -- Planting the seeds of progress -- The current of history -- Transforming women's lives: the courts and abortion -- Liberating women: the courts and women's rights -- The court as catalyst -- The tide of history -- Cleaning house: the courts, the environment, and reapportionment -- Judicial revolution: litigation to reform the criminal law -- You've got that loving feeling: the litigation campaign for same-sex marriage -- Confusing rights with reality: litigation for same-sex marriage and the counter-mobilization of law -- Conclusion: the fly-paper court
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Soziologie
Schlagwort(e):
USA
;
Gericht
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Frauenbewegung
;
Bürgerrecht
;
Rechtssoziologie
;
USA
;
Rechtsprechung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Geschichte 1950-2010
