{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-desire-9781479812356","title":"The Architecture of Desire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the reach of the law into our most personal and private romantic lives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the law influences our most personal and private choiceswho we desire and choose as intimate partnersand explores the psychological, economic, and social effects of these choices. Romantic preferences, as shaped by law, perpetuate segregation and subordination by limiting, on the basis of race, individuals' prospects for marriage and marriage-like commitments, as well as economic and social mobility.\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins by tracing the legacy of slavery, anti-miscegenation, segregation, and racially discriminatory immigration laws to show how this legal landscape facilitated the residential, economic, and social distance between racial and ethnic groups, which in turn continue to shape romantic preferences today. Solangel Maldonado argues that the law further influences intimate choices by structuring the spaces within which individuals meet and\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409054605655,"sku":"9781479812356","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479812356.jpg?v=1730505266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-architecture-of-desire-9781479812356","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}