Overview

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. Abortion is a critical battleground for debates over social values in both countries, but the constitutional premises on which arguments rest differ, as do the strategies that movements and parties adopt and the opportunities for influence that are open to them. By examining how these debates are conducted and by whom in light of the normative claims made by democratic theorists, the book also offers a means of judging how well either country lives up to the ideals of democratic debate in practice.
ISBN-13

9780521793841

ISBN-10

052179384X

Weight

1.10 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.93 x 9.00 In

List Price

$36.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

372 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

2002-09-19


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