In Law by Night Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller asks what we can learn
about modern law and its authority by understanding how it operates
in the dark of night. He outlines how the social experience and
cultural meanings of night promote racialized and gender violence,
but also make possible freedom of movement for marginalized groups
that might be otherwise unavailable during the day. Examining
nighttime racial violence, curfews, gun ownership, the right to
sleep, and “take back the night” rallies, Goldberg-Hiller
demonstrates that liberal legal doctrine lacks a theory of the
night that accounts for a nocturnal politics that has historically
allowed violence to persist. By locating the law’s nocturnal
limits, Goldberg-Hiller enriches understandings of how the law
reinforces hierarchies of race and gender and foregrounds the
night’s potential to enliven a more egalitarian social life.
General
Imprint: |
Duke University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Global and Insurgent Legalities |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
344 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4780-2535-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4780-2535-2 |
Barcode: |
9781478025351 |
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