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Rights at Work: Pay Equity Reform and the Politics of Legal Mobilization (Chicago Series in Law and Society)

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In Rights at Work: Pay Equity Reform and the Politics of Legal Mobilization (Chicago Series in Law and Society), Michael McCann tries to demonstrate how law shapes and is used by social activists, with a focus on equal pay and gender discrimination claims. The book reads like an on-the-ground account of these movements, with passionate statements from insider activists. It's an interesting look as to when law matters - or doesn't - and the cynicism that pervades activists with regards to legal means. It's also appreciated that McCann wrote about an activist movement other than the mid-century civil/women's rights movements, which have been covered extensively elsewhere. Still, the book's focus on activism probably makes it more appropriate for scholars interested in social movements rather than strictly law per se.