Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States (Communication, Society and Politics) - Hardcover

Book 9 of 48: Communication, Society and Politics

Ferree, Myra Marx; Gamson, William Anthony; Gerhards, Jürgen; Rucht, Dieter

 
9780521790451: Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States (Communication, Society and Politics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 052179045X ISBN 13: 9780521790451
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book compares the political process and role of the media using controversy over abortion.

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Review

'I recommend Shaping Abortion Discourse to others interested in finding new ways to question our assumptions about the role the media plays in democratic public life.' Mobilization

Book Description

Using controversy over abortion as a lens through which to compare the political process and role of the media in these two very different democracies, this book examines the contest over meaning that is being waged by social movements, political parties, churches and other social actors.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052179045X
ISBN 13 
9780521790451
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
372

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