{"product_id":"family-law-in-action-emilie-biland-9780774866446","title":"Family Law in Action: Divorce and Inequality in Quebec and France","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn analysis of the class and gender inequalities of separation and divorce in France and Quebec.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The right to divorce is a symbol of individual liberty and gender equality under the law, but in practice, it is anything but equitable. \u003ci\u003eFamily Law in Action \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the class and gender inequalities embedded in the process of separation and its aftermath in Quebec and France. Drawing on empirical research conducted on their respective court and welfare systems, Emilie Biland analyzes how men and women in both places encounter the law and its representatives in ways that affect their personal and professional lives. While gender inequality is less pronounced in Quebec than in France, and class inequality is starker, in both national contexts inequalities after breakups are driven by the same three mechanisms: access to the law and justice, interactions with legal professionals, and the ways these two factors shape lifestyle and standard of living. \u003ci\u003eFamily Law in Action\u003c\/i\u003e is a rigorous but compassionate study that encourages governments to make good on the emancipatory promise enshrined in divorce law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emilie Biland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774866446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774866446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Emilie Biland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245423325439,"sku":"9780774866446","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9ed50ed-824b-47b7-bda8-f7a0c9c1ed07.jpg?v=1693927965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/family-law-in-action-emilie-biland-9780774866446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}