Women's Rights in Liberal States - 9781009527651

Name: Women's Rights in Liberal States - 9781009527651
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Women's Rights in Liberal StatesPatriarchy, Liberalism, Religion and the Chimera of Rights\nAuthor(s): Gila Stopler\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009527651, 978-1009527651\nSynopsis\nThe rise of religious conservatism and right-wing populism has exposed the fallibility of women's rights in liberal states and has seriously undermined women's ability to trust liberal states to protect their rights against religious and populist attacks. Gila Stopler argues that right-wing populists and religious conservatives successfully attack women's rights in liberal democracies because of the patriarchal foundations of liberalism and liberal societies. Engaging with political theories such as feminism, liberalism and populism, and examining concepts like patriarchy, culture, religion and the public-private distinction, the book uncovers the deep entrenchment of patriarchy in legal structures, social and c.