Prelims

Law, Politics and Family in ‘The Americans’

ISBN: 978-1-83753-995-6, eISBN: 978-1-83753-994-9

ISSN: 1059-4337

Publication date: 25 September 2023

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(2023), "Prelims", Sarat, A. (Ed.) Law, Politics and Family in ‘The Americans’ (Studies in Law, Politics, and Society, Vol. 89), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-ix. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-433720230000089007

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LAW, POLITICS AND FAMILY IN ‘THE AMERICANS’

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STUDIES IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY

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Volumes 1–2: Edited by Rita J. Simon
Volume 3: Edited by Steven Spitzer
Volumes 4–9: Edited by Steven Spitzer and Andrew S. Scull
Volumes 10–16: Edited by Susan S. Sibey and Austin Sarat
Volumes 17–33: Edited by Austin Sarat and Patricia Ewick
Volumes 34–88: Edited by Austin Sarat

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STUDIES IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY - Volume 89

LAW, POLITICS AND FAMILY IN ‘THE AMERICANS’

Special Issue

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AUSTIN SARAT

Amherst College, USA

GUEST EDITED BY

RENEE CRAMER

Drake University, USA

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Contents

List of Contributors vii
Editorial Board ix
SPECIAL ISSUE: LAW, POLITICS AND FAMILY IN ‘THE AMERICANS’
Chapter 1: Crimes of The Americans
Richard H. McAdams 3
Chapter 2: Practicing Americans: Foodways, Capitalism and Marriage in The Americans
Anna-Maria Marshall 17
Chapter 3: The Americans Blows the Nuclear Family’s Legal and Political Cover
Susan Burgess 37
Chapter 4: Til’ Death Do Us Part: The Americans and the Domestic Politics of a Queer Family
Claire Rasmussen 57
Chapter 5: ‘I’m not done with them yet!’: Good Mothering in The Americans and the New Right
Mary J. Dudas 79
GENERAL ARTICLE
Chapter 6: Fighting Crime or Needless Time? Disentangling the Reciprocal Effects of Life Without Parole and Violent Crime Using Structural Equation Models
Jeremiah Coldsmith and Ross Kleinstuber 109

List of Contributors

Renee Cramer Drake University, USA
Susan Burgess DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
Jeremiah Coldsmith Independent Researcher, Johnstown, PA, USA
Mary J. Dudas Trinity College, Hartford, CT, USA
Ross Kleinstuber University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA, USA
Anna-Maria Marshall University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Richard H. McAdams University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Claire Rasmussen University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Editorial Board

Paul Berman George Washington University, USA
Roger Cotterrell University of London, UK
Jennifer Culbert Johns Hopkins University, USA
Eve Darian-Smith University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
David Delaney Amherst College, USA
Florence Dore University of North Carolina, USA
David Engel State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Anthony Farley Albany Law School, USA
David Garland New York University, USA
Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller University of Hawaii, USA
Laura Gomez University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Piyel Haldar University of London, UK
Thomas Hilbink Open Society Institute, USA
Desmond Manderson Australian National University, Australia
Jennifer Mnookin U.C.L.A., USA
Laura Beth Nielsen American Bar Foundation, USA
Paul Passavant Hobart and William Smith College, USA
Susan Schmeiser University of Connecticut, USA
Jonathan Simon University of California, Berkeley, USA
Marianna Valverde University of Toronto, Canada
Alison Young University of Melbourne, Australia