Stewart, Ann.

Gender, law and justice in a global market / Ann Stewart. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - xv, 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Law in context series . - Law in context. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [318]-348) and index.

Introduction : living in a global north consumer society : a contextual vignette -- Constructing relationships in a global economy -- Globalising feminist legal theory -- State, market and family in a global north consumer society -- Gender justice in Africa : politics of culture or culture of economics? -- From anonymity to attribution : producing food in a global value chain -- Constructing body work -- Global body work markets -- Constructing South Asian womanhood through law -- Trading and contesting belonging in multicultural Britain -- Conclusion.

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Sex discrimination in employment--Law and legislation.
Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.