GENDER AND CULTURE

Acknowledgements vi 1 Introduction 1 2 Multiculturalism, universalism and the claims of democracy16 3 Dilemmas of gender and culture: the judge, the democrat andthe political activist 38 4 What is culture ? 57 5 What s wrong with essentialism? 69 6 When culture means gender: issues of cultural defence in theEnglish courts 83 7 Free to decide for oneself 107 8 Consent, autonomy and coercion: forced marriage, public policyand the courts 124 Notes 142 Bibliography 157 Index 165