| | |  | Programming | Home » » At Home in the Law: How the Domestic Violence Revolution Is Transforming Privacy | | | | | | | Description: | | In the past forty years, the idea of home, which is central to how the law conceives of crime, punishment, and privacy, has changed radically. Legal scholar Jeannie Suk shows how the legitimate goal of legal feminists to protect women from domestic abuse has led to a new and unexpected set of legal practices. Suk examines case studies of major legal developments in contemporary American law pertaining to domestic violence, self-defense, privacy, sexual autonomy, and property in order to illuminate the changing relation between home and the law. She argues that the growing legal vision that has led to the breakdown of traditional boundaries between public and private space is resulting in a substantial reduction of autonomy and privacy for both women and men. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jeannie Suk | | Hardcover:
| 216 pages | | Publisher:
| Yale University Press | | Publication Date:
| October 27, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0300113986 | | Product Width:
| 1.56 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 2.37 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 0.01 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Fascinating read for those interested in questions of privacy and of the roles of the state, men, and women in the homeNov 22, 2009
By M. Wertheim
"mwertheim"
Despite my not having gone to law school, I still found this to be a fascinating read. Suk examines the roles of the state and of gender in the home, and the evolution of those roles alongside the last few decades of legal reform in the arena of domestic violence. The book is particularly salient in the post-9/11 era, as it also focuses on privacy, and the unintended consequences this area of legal reform has had on privacy. I would highly recommend "At Home in the Law" for anyone who works in fields that deal with domestic violence, or anyone who is interested in the evolution of gender roles and privacy as they pertain to the home.
2 of 5 found the following review helpful:
The legal idea of home is being transformed, and it mattersDec 11, 2009
By ROROTOKO
"At Home in the Law" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Suk's book interview ran here as cover feature on December 4, 2009.
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