Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade / Daniel K. Williams.

By:

Williams, Daniel K

Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]Description: xiv, 365 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780199391646 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.460973 23

LOC classification:

HQ767.5.U5 W556 2016

Other classification:

HIS036060 | REL012130 | REL012110

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Clash of Values -- Chapter 2: The Political Fight Begins -- Chapter 3: Initial Losses -- Chapter 4: National Right to Life -- Chapter 5: "Abortion on Demand" -- Chapter 6: A New Image -- Chapter 7: Progressive Politics -- Chapter 8: National Battle -- Chapter 9: After Roe -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: "Abortion is the most divisive issue in America's culture wars, seemingly creating a clear division between conservative members of the Religious Right and people who align themselves with socially and politically liberal causes. In Defenders of the Unborn, historian Daniel K. Williams complicates the history of abortion debates in the United States by offering a detailed, engagingly written narrative of the pro-life movement's mid-twentieth-century origins. He explains that the movement began long before Roe v. Wade, and traces its fifty-year history to explain how and why abortion politics have continued to polarize the nation up to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	HQ767.5 .U5 W556 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001422533

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-337) and index.

"Abortion is the most divisive issue in America's culture wars, seemingly creating a clear division between conservative members of the Religious Right and people who align themselves with socially and politically liberal causes. In Defenders of the Unborn, historian Daniel K. Williams complicates the history of abortion debates in the United States by offering a detailed, engagingly written narrative of the pro-life movement's mid-twentieth-century origins. He explains that the movement began long before Roe v. Wade, and traces its fifty-year history to explain how and why abortion politics have continued to polarize the nation up to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

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