Conceiving Life Reproductive Politics and the Law in Contemporary Italy |
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| Author:
| Hanafin, Patrick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-4635-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume examines the evolution of reproductive law in Italy from the `wild west' of the 1980s and 90s through to one of the most potentially restrictive systems in Europe. This involves an analysis of sociological, philosophical and legal material in order to discover why such a repressive piece of legislation could be produced at the end of a period of substantial change in the dynamic of gender relations in Italy. The book also discusses Italian policy within the wider European...
More DescriptionThis volume examines the evolution of reproductive law in Italy from the `wild west' of the 1980s and 90s through to one of the most potentially restrictive systems in Europe. This involves an analysis of sociological, philosophical and legal material in order to discover why such a repressive piece of legislation could be produced at the end of a period of substantial change in the dynamic of gender relations in Italy. The book also discusses Italian policy within the wider European policy framework.