Same-sex marriage in the Americas policy innovation for same-sex relationships / edited by Jason Pierceson, Adriana Piatti-Crocker, and Shawn Schulenberg.

Other author Pierceson, Jason, 1972-
Other author Piatti-Crocker, Adriana, 1963-
Other author Schulenberg, Shawn, 1979-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books,
Descriptionvi, 248 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Same-sex marriage--America.
Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc. --America.

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 United States / Nancy Nicol and Miriam Smith -- The distinctive centrality of marriage in the United States / David Rayside -- Conclusion : juristocracy in the Americas? / Jason Pierceson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009051172
ISBN9780739128657 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739128655 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780739128664 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0739128663 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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