| Description |
vi, 248 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Democracy, discursive frames, and same-sex unions : a cross-national analysis / Ahmed Khanani and Jean C. Robinson -- Constructing policy innovation in Argentina : from gender quotas to same-sex marriage / Adriana Piatti-Crocker -- The Argentine supreme court and the construction of a constitutional protection of sexual minorities / Laura Saldivia -- Policy stability without policy : the battle for same-sex partnership recognition in Brazil / Shawn Schulenberg -- Same-sex relationship equality in Mexico / Genaro Lozano -- Deconstructing the backlash : same-sex marriage litigation and social change in the United States and Canada / Jason Pierceson -- Legal struggles and political resistance : same-sex marriage in Canada and the USA / Nancy Nicol and Miriam Smith -- The distinctive centrality of marriage in the United States / David Rayside -- Conclusion : juristocracy in the Americas? / Jason Pierceson. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Same-sex marriage -- America.
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Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- America.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pierceson, Jason, 1972-
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Piatti-Crocker, Adriana, 1963-
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Schulenberg, Shawn, 1979-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780739128657 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780739128664 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780739146576 (electronic bk.) |
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9780739146576 (electronic bk.) |
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