Locating Law (Second Edition) Race / Class / Gender / Sexuality Connections (2nd Edition)

Comack, Elizabeth (Editor)/ Busby, Karen (Editor)/ Chunn, Dorothy E. (Editor)/ Jakubowski, Lisa Marie (Editor)/ Kramer, Kirsten (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1552662128 / ISBN 13: 9781552662120

Published by Fernwood Books Ltd, 2007

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2nd edition. 336 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Locating Law (Second Edition) Race / Class / Gender / Sexuality Connections (2nd Edition)
• Publisher: Fernwood Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552662128
• ISBN 13: 9781552662120
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.5 kilograms

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Synopsis

One primary concern within the study of law has been to understand the law/society relation. Underlying this concern is the belief that law has a distinctly social basis; it both shapes and is shaped by the society in which it operates. This book explores the law/society relation by locating law within the nexus of race/class/gender/sexuality relations in society. Recognizing that inequalities along these lines exist in society raises important questions: What role has law historically played in generating today’s inequalities? Is law part of the problem or part of the solution? Can we use law as a strategy to achieve meaningful change? The essays in this new edition of Locating Law demonstrate law’s role in a variety of specific contexts, including perpetuating colonialism in Canada, protecting corporations and holding women responsible for sexual violence against them. These analyses are sure to generate discussion and debate and, in the process, enhance our understanding of this important relation between law and society.

About the Author

<p>Elizabeth Comack is a professor of Sociology at the University of Manitoba. Over the past three decades she has written and conducted research on a variety of social justice topics. Her most recent book is <em>Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People’s Encounters with the Police</em> (Fernwood 2012). Elizabeth’s current research projects stem from her involvement in the Manitoba Research Alliance’s SSHRC Partnership project, “Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty.” Elizabeth leads the Justice, Safety, and Security stream of the project.</p>