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UNINA9910483555703321 |
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Autore |
Flowers Prudence |
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Titolo |
The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion / / by Prudence Flowers |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
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ISBN |
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9783030017071 |
3030017079 |
9783030017064 |
3030017060 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 pages) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements, , 2634-6567 |
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363.460973 |
362.198880097309048 |
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United States - History |
History, Modern |
Social history |
World politics |
Feminism |
Feminist theory |
US History |
Modern History |
Social History |
Political History |
Feminism and Feminist Theory |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Brief History of the National Movement to End Abortion -- Chapter 3: "A Prolife Disaster": The Sandra Day O'Connor Nomination -- Chapter 4: "A Movement in Disarray": The Hatch/Helms Fight -- Chapter 5: "Voodoo Demographics": The Right-to-Life Movement Confronts the Population Establishment -- Chapter 6: Cultivating Reagan's Abortion Legacy: His Last Years in Office -- Chapter 7: The Lessons of the Reagan Years. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a political, ideological, and social history of the national right-to-life movement in the 1980s under President Ronald Reagan. It analyzes anti-abortion engagement with the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, and offers what is frequently a narrative of disappointment and factionalism. The chapters explore pro-life responses to Supreme Court vacancies, attempts to pass a constitutional amendment, and broader legislative and bureaucratic strategies, including successful campaigns against international and domestic family planning programs. The book suggests that the 1980s transformed the anti-abortion cause, limiting the types of ideas and approaches possible at a national level. Although the movement later claimed Reagan as a "pro-life hero," while he was President right-to-lifers continuously struggled with the gap between his words and deeds. They also had a fraught relationship with the broader Republican Party. This book charts the political education of right-to-lifers, offering insights into social movement activism and conservatism in the late twentieth century. |
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