Revised and updated to include the most current information on
same-sex marriage, "The Limits to Union" documents a legal struggle
at its moment of greatest historical importance.
""The Limits to Union" is a superb book about the complexities of
recent political struggles over same-sex marriage. Goldberg-Hiller
offers a sophisticated account of egalitarian rights advocacy and
the reaction it has generated from established majorities animated
by a 'new common sense' of exclusionary sovereign authority. The
author's analysis is multidimensional and nuanced, but the core
argument is bold, important, and well-supported. I recommend it
very highly to everyone interested in understanding the character,
possibilities, and constraints of civil rights amid our
contemporary culture wars."
-Michael McCann, author of "Rights at Work: Pay Equity Reform and
the Politics of Legal Mobilization"
"In this excellent book, Goldberg-Hiller uses Hawaii's experience
to examine the interaction between courts and the political system.
. . . Relying on briefs, legislative statements, and interviews
with activists from both sides of the question, he views this
familiar debate . . . through the unfamiliar prism of gay marriage,
which allows him to gauge the viability and the pliability of the
American civil rights ideal, and how gay and lesbian issues fit (or
don't fit) within that ideal."
-Willian Heinzen, "New York Law Journal"
"Goldberg-Hiller presents the history of the same-sex marriage
question since it first sparked debate in Hawaii. He follows the
shifting debate through court cases, state propositions, and state
and federal legislatures, considering questions about the
constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act and the concept of
equal protection under the law for gays and lesbians. This detailed
treatment of the legal issues surrounding same-sex marriages is
highly recommended."
-R. L. Abbott, University of Evansville
" A] valuable contribution to the field, situating the gay
marriage debate in broader contexts of theory, law and practice.
S]ame-sex marriage is an important issue...that finds itself caught
in the friction points of much larger debates over the nature of
rights, the limits of sovereignty and the proper role of courts and
law in a democratic society. "The Limits to Union" should therefore
be of interest even to those who do not think of themselves as
interested in gay and lesbian rights issues."
-Evan Gerstmann, Loyola Marymount University, Law and Politics Book
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