Decoding gender : law and practice in contemporary Mexico /

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Gender discrimination pervades nearly all legal institutions and practices in Latin America. The deeper question is how this shapes broader relations of power. By examining the relationship between law and gender as it manifests itself in the Mexican legal system, the thirteen essays in this volume...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baitenmann, Helga, Chenaut, Victoria, Varley, Ann, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Mexico.
Sex and law > Mexico.
Indians of Mexico > Legal status, laws, etc.
Sexualité et droit > Mexique.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Sex and law.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Mexico.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Gender discrimination pervades nearly all legal institutions and practices in Latin America. The deeper question is how this shapes broader relations of power. By examining the relationship between law and gender as it manifests itself in the Mexican legal system, the thirteen essays in this volume show how law is produced by, but also perpetuates, unequal power relations. At the same time, however, authors show how law is often malleable and can provide spaces for negotiation and redress. The contributors (including political scientists, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-263) and index.
ISBN:9780813541594
081354159X

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