socio-legalstudies
SexIsasSexDoes GoverningTransgender Identity
PaisleyCurrah
Manytransgenderpeoplefind themselvesinthebizarre situationofhavingdifferentsex classificationsondifferent documents.Thisbookreveals thehiddenlogicsthathave governedsexclassificationpoliciesintheUnited Statesandshowswhattheregulationoftransgender identitycantellusaboutsociety’sapproachtosex andgenderwritlarge.
NEWYORKUNIVERSITYPRESS
June20222b&willus256pp
9780814717103 £23.99 HB now £16.79
DataCartels TheCompaniesThatControl andMonopolizeOur Information
SarahLamdan
Inthisbook,Lamdancontends thatprivatizationandtech exceptionalismhaveprevented usfromcreatingeffectivelegal regulation.Thisinturnhas allowedoversizedinformationoligopoliesto coalesce.Inadditiontospecificlegalandmarketbasedsolutions,Lamdancallsfortreating informationlikeapublicgoodandcreatingdigital infrastructurethatsupportsourdemocraticideals.
STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
November2022224pp
9781503633711 £21.99 PB now £15.39
BanningTransgender ConversionPractices ALegalandPolicyAnalysis
FlorenceAshley
Survivorsofconversion practices–interventionsmeant tostopgendertransition–havelikenedtheprocessto torture.Ashleyrethinksand pushesforwardthebanningof thesepracticesbysurveyingthesebansindifferent jurisdictions,andaddressingkeyissuesaroundtheir legalregulation.Ashleyalsoprovidesguidancefor howprohibitionscanbeimproved.
UBCPRESS
Series:LawandSociety
February2023220pp
9780774866934 £31.00 PB now £21.70
TradingLife OrganTrafficking,Illicit Networks,andExploitation
SeánColumb
Thisgroundbreakingbook investigatestheemergenceand evolutionoftheorgantrade acrossNorthAfricaandEurope. SeánColumbilluminatesthe voicesandperspectivesof organsellersandbrokerstodemonstratehowcrime andimmigrationcontrolsproducecircumstances wherethebusinessofsellingorganshasbecomea featureofeconomicsurvival.
STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
July2020224pp
9781503612556 £23.99 PB now £16.79
AgainstProgress
IntellectualPropertyandFundamental ValuesintheInternetAge
JessicaSilbey
Athoughtfulanalysisofintellectual propertydebatesinlawandcultureasa bellwetherofchangingsocialjusticeneeds intheinternetage.Silbeyconsiders contemporarydebatesaboutintellectual propertylawasconcerningthe relationshipbetweentheconstitutional mandateofprogressandfundamental values,thatareincreasinglychallengedin today'sinternetage.
STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
June2022448pp
9781503631915 £25.99 PB now£18.19
Crimesploitation
Crime,Punishment,andPleasureon RealityTelevision
DanielLaChance&PaulKaplan
"Duetothegraphicnatureofthisprogram, viewerdiscretionisadvised."Mostofus haveencounteredthiswarningwhile watchingtelevision.Itistypicallyattached toabrandofrealitycrimeTVthatKaplan andLaChancecall"crimesploitation": spectaclesdesignedtoentertainmass audiencesbyexhibiting"real"criminal behavioranditsconsequences.Thisbook examinestheirenduringpopularityin Americanculture.
STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
Series:TheCulturalLivesofLaw
May2022180pp
9781503631731 £21.99 PB now £15.39
DefensiveRelativism
TheUseofCulturalRelativismin InternationalLegalPractice
FrederickCowell
Drawingonarangeofmaterials,suchas statereportsontheConventiononthe EliminationofAllFormsofDiscrimination AgainstWomen(CEDAW)andcasesfrom theEuropeanCourtofHumanRights involvingfreedomofreligion,thisbook providesadefinitivesurveyofdefensive relativism.
UNIVERSITYOFPENNSYLVANIAPRESS
Series:PennsylvaniaStudiesinHumanRights
October2022328pp
9781512823318 £49.00 HB now£34.30
DisappearingRooms
TheHiddenTheatersofImmigration Law
MichelleCastañedaIllustratedby MollyCrabapple
In DisappearingRooms MichelleCastañeda laysbarethecriminalizationofrace enactedeverydayinUSimmigration courtsanddetentioncenters.Sheusesa performancestudiesperspectivetoshow howthetheatricalconceptofmise-enscèneoffersnewinsightsabout immigrationlawandtheabsurdist dynamicsofcarceralspace.
DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS
Series:DissidentActs
April202310illus200pp
9781478019633 £21.99 PB now£15.39
DivorceinChina
InstitutionalConstraintsandGendered Outcomes
XinHe
TheonlystudyofChinesedivorcecases basedonfieldworkandinterviews conductedinsideChinesecourtroomsover thecourseofadecade.Throughasociolegalperspectivehighlightingtherichness, sophistication,andcutting-edgenatureof theresearch,thisbookisasmuchan accountofChinesecourtsinactionasa socialethnographyofChinainthemidstof momentoussocialchange.
NEWYORKUNIVERSITY PRESS
June202215b&willus304pp
9781479816736 £25.99 PB now £18.19
FamilyLawinAction
DivorceandInequalityinQuebecand France
EmilieBiland
TranslatedbyAnneliesFryberger& MirandaRichmondMouillot
Drawingonempiricalresearchconducted ontheirrespectivecourtandwelfare systems,Bilandanalyzeshowmenand womeninbothplacesencounterthelaw anditsrepresentativesinwaysthataffect theirpersonalandprofessionallives.
UNIVERSITYOFBRITISHCOLUMBIAPRESS Series:LawandSociety
February20238tables320pp
9780774866392 £89.00 HB now£62.30
ForbiddenIntimacies
PolygamiesattheLimitsofWestern Tolerance
MelanieHeath
In ForbiddenIntimacies,MelanieHeath comparativelyinvestigatestheregulation ofpolygamyintheUnitedStates,Canada, France,andMayotte.Drawingonawealth ofethnographicandarchivalsources, Heathuncoversthewaysinwhich intimaciesframedas"other"and "offensive"servetodefinetheverylimits ofWesterntolerance.
STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
Series:GlobalizationinEverydayLife
February2023292pp
9781503634251 £23.99 PB now£16.79
FrontiersofGenderEquality
TransnationalLegalPerspectives
EditedbyRebeccaJ.Cook
In FrontiersofGenderEquality,editor RebeccaCookenlargesthechorusof voicestointroducenewanddifferent discoursesaboutthewrongsofgender discriminationandtoexplainthemultiple dimensionsofgenderequality.
UNIVERSITYOFPENNSYLVANIAPRESS
Series:PennsylvaniaStudiesinHumanRights
May20232tables616pp
9781512823561 £49.00 PB now£34.30
HouseRules
ChangingFamilies,EvolvingNorms, andtheRoleoftheLaw
EditedbyErezAloni&Régine
Tremblay
HouseRules isacriticalexplorationofhow thenormsandlawsthatgovernfamilial relationshipsareintertwined,andhow certainlawssustainoutdated,unequal standards.Theauthorsinthisincisive collectionexposetheunsettlednormsthat affectfamiliesandtheroleofthelawin regulatingthem.
UBCPRESS
Series:LawandSociety
February2023384pp
9780774867405 £34.00 PB now£23.80
MarriageUnbound StateLaw,Power,andInequalityin ContemporaryChina
KeLi
ChinaafterMaohasundergonevast transformations,includingmassiveruralto-urbanmigration,risingdivorcerates, andthesteadyexpansionofthecountry's legalsystem.Today,divorcemayappeara privateconcern,wheninfactitisa profoundlypoliticalmatter. Marriage Unbound focusesonthepoliticsofdivorce casesincontemporaryChina,followinga groupofwomenseekingjudicialremedies forconjugalgrievancesanddisputes.
STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
July2022344pp
9781503632011 £25.99 PB now£18.19
MenstruationMatters
ChallengingtheLaw'sSilenceon Periods
BridgetJ.Crawford&EmilyGold Waldman
Explorestheburgeoningmenstrual advocacymovementandanalyzeshowlaw shouldevolvetotakemenstruationinto account.Thisbookaskswhatthelaw currentlysaysaboutmenstruation(spoiler alert:notmuch)andprovidesaroadmap forlegalreformthatcanmovesociety closertoaworldwherenooneisheldback ordisadvantagedbymenstruation.
NEWYORKUNIVERSITY PRESS
July2022288pp
9781479809677 £35.00 HB now£24.50
ReconciliationandRepair NOMOSLXV
EditedbyMelissaSchwartzberg&
EricBeerbohmThelatestinstallmentofthe NOMOS series explorestheerosion—andpotential rebuilding—ofcivicbondsinresponseto injustice,wrongdoing,andbetrayal. Contributorsaddressthepossibilityof reconciliationandrepair,drawingon cutting-edgeinsightsfromthefieldsof politicalscience,philosophy,andlaw.
NEWYORKUNIVERSITY PRESS
Series:NOMOS-AmericanSocietyforPolitical andLegalPhilosophy
May20232b&willus224pp
9781479822553 £54.00 HB now£37.80
