The limits to union : same-sex marriage and the politics of civil rights

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Goldberg-Hiller, Jonathan, 1958-

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"The Limits to Union explores the explosive political and legal aspects of same-sex marriage, from its inception in Hawai'i to its national and worldwide impact. Utilizing postmodern legal theory, ...

"The Limits to Union explores the explosive political and legal aspects of same-sex marriage, from its inception in Hawai'i to its national and worldwide impact. Utilizing postmodern legal theory, Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller explains the depth of this controversy as a consequence of a growing alarm over political sovereignty." "The idea and possibility of same-sex marriage has, from its legal recognition in Hawai'i in 1993, ignited political controversy across the United States and the world. This controversy sets those forces championing the expansion of court-ordered rights against the conservative and religious partisans who no longer accept the rationale for expanding civil rights. The Limits to Union explains the political discourses and tactics that overturn decisions of state courts favorably inclined toward same-sex marriage and gay rights. The opposition of public majorities to court-mandated rights is shown to be an enduring yet postmodern manifestation of political sovereignty, one with broad implications for how we now must think about civil rights."--BOOK JACKET.

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