Nancy Whittier

Gebundenes Buch

The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse

Emotion, Social Movements, and the State

Beschreibung

By taking a look at the vast transformation in the movement against child sexual abuse that took place from the 1970s until now, Nancy Whittier obseres and explains the ways in which activists influence society. Whittier is the first to provide a comprehensive picture of how the movement emerged as a fringe movement, entered the mainstrean, and ultimatelty had a profound effect on the political and cultural landscape.

Autor

Nancy Whittier is Associate Professor of Sociology at Smith College She is the author of Feminist Generations and co-editor of Feminist Frontiers and Social Movements: Identity, Culture, and the State.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780195325102
• ISBN-10: 0195325109
• Artikelnr.: 27348301