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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465159003321

Autore

Schreiber Ronnee

Titolo

Righting feminism [[electronic resource] ] : conservative women and American politics / / Ronnee Schreiber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-991702-7

1-281-34225-4

0-19-804418-6

9786611342258

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

320.52082/0973

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - United States

Conservatism - United States

Feminism - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Conservative Women's Political Activism; THREE: Playing "Femball": CWA and IWF as Women's Organizations; FOUR: Are Women Victims? Framing Violence against Women; FIVE: Finding Common Ground: Constructing Mothers' Interests; SIX: Representing Women's Health Interests; SEVEN: The Political Implications of Conservative Women's Activism; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

When we think of women's activism in America, figures such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan invariably come to mind--those liberal doyennes who have fought for years to chip away at patriarchy and achieve gender equality. But women's interests are not synonymous with organizations like NOW anymore. As Ronnee Schreiber shows, the conservative ascendancy that began in the Reagan era has been accompanied by the emergence of a broad-based conservative women's movement. And while firebrands like Ann Coulter and Phyllis Schlafly may be the public face of rightwing women's activism, a



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808249503321

Autore

Dewberry David R. <1977->

Titolo

The American political scandal : free speech, public discourse, and democracy / / David R. Dewberry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-4292-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Communication, media, and politics

Disciplina

320.973

Soggetti

Communication in politics - United States

Scandals - United States

Misconduct in office - United States

Political culture - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Scandalous state of the union -- The role of journalism -- Partisan discourse prior to the smoking gun -- From smoking gun to impeachment -- Political martyrdom -- Contemporary issues and scandals -- Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Sommario/riassunto

Scandals are pervasive, perplexing, and an all-too-common feature of contemporary political communication; David Dewberry explores the rhetoric of scandal from start to finish, and identifies consistent patterns in how they unfold.