Phyllis Chesler is Taking Action @ Mothers on Trial ~ Starred review!

June 7, 2011 by

Mothers on Trial

Mothers on Trial

(Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press, 9781556529993)
received a STARRED review in the June 15, 2011 issue of Library Journal (circ. 18,465).

They call the book, “fresh, [with] timely content” and say,

“Heavily documenting her book with legal precedent, expert input, and studies,

Chesler makes her case with all of her zeal intact.”


*Chesler, Phyllis. Mothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody. 2d ed. Lawrence Hill: Chicago Review, dist. by IPG. Jul.
2011. c.512p. bibliog. ISBN 9781556529993. pap. $18.95. Law

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The full review can be read below.

In this new edition of her 1986 groundbreaking book, Chesler, a psychotherapist and women’s studies scholar, retires dated material and adds eight new chapters. By supporting her original contentions with new cases, the author demonstrates again that despite commonly held notions, courtroom custody battles continue to victimize mothers and their children, too often favoring fathers who are abusive, neglectful, or otherwise unfit. Chesler presents a good review of present-day legal trends, including the current darling of family courts, the joint-custody agreement. She relies on studies and experts to call into question the effectiveness of joint custody in all but the most mature and cordial of splits. Also new is a well-presented discussion of the challenges and biases lesbians face in custody fights with former husbands and the sometimes onerous conditions under which these mothers are allowed to retain custody. VERDICT: Heavily documenting her book with legal precedent, expert input, and studies, Chesler makes her case with all of her zeal intact. Fresh, timely content, extensive annotations, and a helpful listing of resources on women’s and children’s issues recommend this book for legal and women’s studies collections.—Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, NY.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED:
Mothers on Trial
(Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press,
9781556529993) is slated for review in the June 15, 2011 issue of Library
Journal (circ. 18,465).

Mothers on Trial
(Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press,
9781556529993) was noted in an op-ed by author Phyllis Chesler on Fox News.com on March 8, 2011.



Phyllis Chesler Ph.D.
The op-ed was adapted from Chesler’s 2011 Women’s History Month speech given to
the New York County Supreme Court and can be read online here.

Amelia Estrich, Publicity Associate
Independent Publishers Group
814 N Franklin St.
Chicago, IL 60610

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