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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464088503321

Autore

Klarman Michael J.

Titolo

From the closet to the altar : courts, backlash, and the struggle for same-sex marriage / / Michael J. Klarman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-19-992211-X

Edizione

[Oxford University Press paperback edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 276 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

346.730168

Soggetti

Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States - History

Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History

Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States - States

Civil unions - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

If most young people support gay marriage, and if there are clear indicators that a majority of the population will support it in the very near future, why is the backlash so strong? As Michael Klarman shows in this book, it is because its proponents have adopted a court-centred approach for advancing their cause.