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In this comprehensive study of the legal regulation of interracial relationships, Rachel Moran grapples with the consequences of the not too distant history whereby states could legally punish minorities who had relationships with persons outside of their racial groups. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JHBC; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386. . 2003. 0002-. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780226536637
Bibliographic Details
Title: Interracial Intimacy
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
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As late as the 1960s, states could legally punish minorities who either had sex with or married persons outside of their racial groups. In this first comprehensive study of the legal regulation of interracial relationships, Rachel Moran grapples with the consequences of that history, candidly confronting its profound effects on not only conceptions of race and identity, but on ideas about sex, marriage, and family.
"A good introduction to an issue too often overlooked. . . . The writing is clear and accessible, the evidence is evocative, and the ideas are challenging."—Beth Kiyoko Jamieson, Law and Politics Book Review
"U. S. government bodies have tried to regulate interracial intimacy from the day Pocahontas married John Rolfe up through Loving v. Virginia, which found antimiscegentation laws unconstitutional in 1967. . . . The weirder anecdotes from our racial history enliven this study, which is likely to become a classic in its field."—Publishers Weekly
"Moran examines the history of U. S. regulation of cross-racial romance, considering the impact of that regulation on the autonomy of individuals and families as well as on racial identity and equality. . . . She is attuned to the nuances of race in this polyglot nation, and supplies thoughtful analysis of these nuances."—Booklist
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