What comes naturally: miscegenation law and the making of race in America

A ground-breaking and critically acclaimed study of miscegenation laws in theUnited States. INDICE: Introduction; Part I Miscegenation Law and Constitutional Equality, 1863-1900; 1: Engendering Miscegenation; 2: Sexualizing Miscegenation Law; Part II Miscegenation Law and Race Classification, 1860-1948; 3: ConfiguringRace in the American West; 4: The Facts of Race in the Courtroom; 5: Seeing Like a Racial State; Part III Miscegenation Law and Its Opponents, 1913-1967; 6: Between a Rock and a Hard Place; 7: Interracial Marriage as a Natural Right;8: Interracial Marriage as a Civil Right; Part IV The Politics of Colorblindness, 1967-2000: ; 9: Lionizing Loving; Conclusion: The Ghost of the Past; Abbreviations; Notes; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-977235-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés