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UNINA9910345136403321 |
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Finlay Barbara |
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Titolo |
George W. Bush and the war on women : turning back the clock on women's progress / / Barbara Finlay |
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New York, : Zed Books, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-22034-5 |
1-281-21579-1 |
1-84813-099-6 |
9786611215798 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Government policy - United States |
Women - United States - Social conditions - 20th century |
Anti-feminism - United States |
Conservatism - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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George W. Bush's Radical American Revolution -- In the China Shop: Closing Agencies, Eliminating Initiatives, Changing Procedures -- Power Through Appointments: Rewarding Ideologues and Friends -- Managing Information: Erasures, Manipulation, Outright Lies -- Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, and Abstinence: Limiting Women's Freedoms -- Restricting Reproductive Rights Around the Globe: Threatening Women's Lives to Please the Right -- Bush vs. Women of the World: Are Women's Rights Human Rights? -- Stacking the Deck Against Women: Bush and the Courts -- Weakening Support for Women's Education and Health -- Bush Economic and Budget Priorities: How They Hurt Women -- The Real Bush Revealed: Lessons from Katrina -- Bush Wars and Militarism: Heavy Burdens for Women -- Conclusions: Where do we go from here? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book takes a devastating look at the actions and policies of the Bush administration in terms of their impact on women in the United States and abroad. Surprisingly, this is a largely ignored aspect of Bush's presidency, even though his policies have in many ways reversed |
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