The history of marriage equality in Ireland : a social revolution begins / / Sonja Tiernan

• Autore: Tiernan Sonja
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, Michigan : , : Manchester University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvi, 165 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.0168
• Soggetto topico: Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland
• Soggetto non controllato: Civil partnerships; Constitution; Equality; Gay rights; Homosexuality; Ireland; Marriage; Politics; Referendum; Religion
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Marriage equality across the globe -- Chronology of key events surrounding the Irish marriage equality campaign -- Introduction : a social revolution begins -- Irish historical and global context -- The path to the High Court -- Civil partnership bills -- Marriage Equality : a new direction -- Political lobbying, the media and influencing public opinion -- Meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century -- Preparing for a revolution -- Yes Equality -- The campaign in action -- The final hurdles -- The referendum -- Afterword : future directions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Tracing the campaign for marriage equality, this book highlights how this movement and the related referendum result have propelled Ireland from a country perceived as one repressed and controlled by the Catholic church to a country that is now admired as a leader in equality of human rights.
• Titolo autorizzato: The history of marriage equality in Ireland
• ISBN: 1-5261-4598-7; 1-5261-5214-2; 1-5261-4600-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826582003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II