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UNINA9910454469203321 |
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Autore |
Mucciaroni Gary |
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Titolo |
Same sex, different politics [[electronic resource] ] : success and failure in the struggles over gay rights / / Gary Mucciaroni |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07039-8 |
9786612070396 |
0-226-54410-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Collana |
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Chicago Studies in American Politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gay rights |
Gays - Social conditions |
Homosexuality |
Gays - Services for |
Electronic books. |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-366) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Issues, institutions, and threats -- Defining the threats from gay rights -- Advocating gay rights -- Legalizing homosexual conduct -- Adoption -- Military service -- Marriage, civil rights, and hate crimes -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why is it so much harder for American same-sex couples to get married than it is for them to adopt children? And why does our military prevent gays from serving openly even though jurisdictions nationwide continue to render such discrimination illegal? Illuminating the conditions that engender these contradictory policies, Same Sex, Different Politics explains why gay rights advocates have achieved dramatically different levels of success from one policy area to another. The first book to compare results across a wide range of gay rights struggles, t |
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