Controversy and Coalition

Controversy and Coalition is a comprehensive and engaging overview of the American women's movement from the 1960s to the 1990s. This third edition is the only short and highly readable book on the important developments of the recent women's movement. This edition includes a new introduction by the authors that cover the rise of global feminism.

ISBN 0415928044   Pages 288 ISBN13 9780415928045 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 28 Imprint Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 19 Oct 2000   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 00059185   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY 305.420973   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Introduction
1		Setting the Stage		1
2		Ideas, Ideals, and Ideology		25
3		Reemergence of a Feminist Movement, 1963-72		53
4		Dilemmas of Growth: The Promise of Diversity		77
5		Feminist Organizations in Transitions, 1973-82		101
6		Interest Group Politics: Triumphs and Tensions, 1973-82		129
7		Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Defending Gains, 1983-92		159
8		Looking toward the New Millennium		195
		Chronology		221
		Bibliography		233
		Index		269

"It is wonderful news to have this classic text made available for a new generation of scholars, teachers and most important of all, contemporary undergraduates who were born after the reemergence of modern feminism in the US in the 1970s. Highly recommended for classroom use."-Carol Joffe, author of "Doctors of Conscience: The Struggle to Provide Abortion Before and After Roe V. Wade "[A] modern classic.a valuable resource for scholars, students and activists. Highly recommended!."-Steven M. Buechler, author of "The Transformation of the Woman Suffrage Movement ""Controversy and Coalition is a highly readable, intellectually stimulating account of the US women's movement."-Suzanne Staggenborg, author of "Gender, Family and Social Movements ""Controversy and Coalition has long served as the classic text on the American women's movement."-Leila J. Rupp, author of "Worlds of Women: The Making of an International Women's Movement "The best analysis of the recent American women's movement."-Linda Gordon

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