Women, Law and Culture: Conformity, Contradiction and Conflict [Paperback]

This book explores cultural constructs, societal demands and political and philosophical underpinnings that position women in the world. It illustrates the way culture controls women's place in the world and how cultural constraints are not limited to any one culture, country, ethnicity, race, class or status. Written by scholars from a wide range of specialists in law, sociology, anthropology, popular and cultural studies, history, communications, film and sex and gender, this study provides an authoritative take on different cultures, cultural demands and constraints, contradictions and requirements for conformity generating conflict.

Women, Law and Culture is distinctive because it recognises that no particular culture singles out women for 'special' treatment, rules and requirements; rather, all do. Highlighting the way law and culture are intimately intertwined, impacting on women  whatever their country and social and economic status  this book will be of great interest to scholars of law, womens and gender studies and media studies. 

Part I: Identity & Representation.- 1. 'Its Time to Go' 'You're Fired'.- 2. Modern Laws, Human Rights and Marginalisation of Courtesan and Transgender Performers in India.- 3. Targeting Muslims Through Women's Dress.- 4. The Asymmetrical Representation of Gender in Islamic Family Law.- 5. War, Conflict and Gender Ideologies.- Part II: Place & Space.- 6. Woman as Cabbage to Women as Prime Ministers and Presidents.- 7. Accessing Urban Public Space for a Livelihood.- 8. 'No Place Like Home'.- 9. Defending Your Country & and Gender.- 10. 'No Place for a Woman'.- Part II: Boló(