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The homosexual(ity) of law

Title
  1. The homosexual(ity) of law / Leslie J. Moran.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Author
  1. Moran, Leslie J., 1955-

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Description
  1. viii, 248 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. This book looks at how legal discourse is constructed to place homosexuality in a very specific band of regulation and focuses on gay and civil rights, equality under the law and social attitudes towards homosexuals.
Alternative title
  1. Homomosexuality of law
Subject
  1. Homosexuality > Law and legislation > Great Britain
  2. Sodomy > Great Britain
  3. Homosexuality
  4. homosexuality
  5. Homosexuality
  6. Homosexuality > Law and legislation
  7. Sodomy
  8. Homosexualität
  9. Recht
  10. Homoseksualiteit
  11. Juridische aspecten
  12. Great Britain
  13. Großbritannien
  14. GroÇbritannien
Contents
  1. 1. Introduction: Brief Encounters -- 2. Novelty as the Tradition of Law: Buggery as Homosexual -- 3. Buggery: A Short History of Silence -- 4. Making the Sense of Buggery -- 5. The Enigma of 'Homosexual Offences' -- 6. Policing and the Production of the Homosexual(ity) of Law -- 7. The Somatic Techniques of Policing -- 8. The Uses of Homosexuality: Rights, Victims and Parliamentary Reform -- 9. Conclusions.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-243) and index.