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Disability and Social Theory
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 90.00This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection, examines disability from a theoretical perspective, challenging views of disability that dominate mainstream thinking. Throughout, social theories of disability intersect with ideas associated with sex/gender, race/ethnicity, class and nation. more...
The Comprehensive Guide to Special Education Law
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2012; US$ 39.95This useful handbook provides educators with a practical understanding of the laws that are in place to protect the children with special needs that they support. Written in a user-friendly Q and A format, it covers all of the key areas of special education law including Free Appropriate Public Education, related services, and discipline. more...
Disability in Jewish Law
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 200.00In recent decades, record numbers of Jews are taking a newfound interest in their legal heritage - the Bible and the Talmud, the law codes and the rabbinical responsa literature. In the course of this encounter, they may be interested in how these sources relate to the issue of disability, and the degree to which halakhic attitudes to disability are... more...
Women, Madness and the Law
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 67.95This book explores, for the first time in an edited collection, the intersection of three key research areas - women, madness and the law - and advances the debates on how law and the 'psy' sciences play a critical role in regulating and controlling women's lives. more...
Essays on Law, Men and Masculinities
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 140.00What does it mean to speak of ?men? as a gender category in relation to law? How does law relate to masculinities? This book presents the first comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the relationship between men, law and gender; outlining the contours of the ?man? of law across diverse areas of legal and social policy. Written in a theoretically... more...
AIDS and the Sexuality of Law
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 74.00AIDS and the Sexuality of Law investigates the role that HIV/AIDS has played in the legal construction of sexuality. AIDS and its metaphors have been judicially enlisted to patrol the boundaries of heterosexuality, producing flawed understandings of HIV/AIDS and sexuality. The proliferation of this flawed knowledge through judicial discourse has... more...
Autism, Discrimination and the Law
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2008; US$ 31.95Autism, Discrimination and the Law outlines how the legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 might be met for students and employees with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The main part of the book is devoted to case studies from further education and employment demonstrating how reasonable adjustments can be made successfully. more...
Legal Inversions
Temple University Press 2011; US$ 27.95An exploration of the contested field of gay and lesbian sexuality and the law more...
Disability Hate Crimes
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 59.95Disability hate crimes are a global problem. They are often violent and hyper-aggressive, with life-changing effects on victims, and they send consistent messages of intolerance and bigotry. This ground-breaking book shows that disability hate crimes do exist, that they have unique characteristics which distinguish them from other hate crimes, and... more...
Double Standards Pertaining to Minority Protection
BRILL 2010; US$ 192.00Double Standards Pertaining to Minority Protection more...









