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Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their Man
Laura Flanders
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Description for Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their Man
Paperback. Radical journalist Laura Flanders exposes the seedy, cynical and power hungry history of the women in the Bush administration. "Bushwomen": women appointed to the inner circle of Bush's cabinet and sub-cabinet, who front extremist policies, but allow them to be wrapped in female friendly rhetoric. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392. How They Won the White House for Their Man. 342 pages. Radical journalist Laura Flanders exposes the seedy, cynical and power hungry history of the women in the Bush administration. "Bushwomen": women appointed to the inner circle of Bush's cabinet and sub-cabinet, who front extremist policies, but allow them to be wrapped in female friendly rhetoric. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 182 x 126 x 23. Weight: 392.
The Right has been using the culture wars to divide and conquer for years, but in 2004, that strategy was given a new twist. In an election where women's votes were key, the Bush team used highly placed female appointees to run cover for the most reactionary administration of our time. Flanders predicted gender would be crucial in the 2004 race. Her prescient book is the first to investigate the Bush administration's estrogen shield. Bushwomen exposes Condoleeza Rice's complicity in human rights crimes, Lynne Cheney's lesbian novel, Karen Hughes' debt to NOW, and an insightful new chapter takes a bracing ... Read more
The Right has been using the culture wars to divide and conquer for years, but in 2004, that strategy was given a new twist. In an election where women's votes were key, the Bush team used highly placed female appointees to run cover for the most reactionary administration of our time. Flanders predicted gender would be crucial in the 2004 race. Her prescient book is the first to investigate the Bush administration's estrogen shield. Bushwomen exposes Condoleeza Rice's complicity in human rights crimes, Lynne Cheney's lesbian novel, Karen Hughes' debt to NOW, and an insightful new chapter takes a bracing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844675302
SKU
V9781844675302
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Laura Flanders
Laura Flanders is the host of "The Laura Flanders Show" on Air America Radio. She is the editor of The W Effect: Bush's War on Women and the author of Real Majority, Media Minority: The Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting.
Reviews for Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their Man
Fierce, funny and intelligent, Bushwomen fills an important gap ...
Publishers Weekly
Bushwomen is the perfect antidote to cynical politics and corporate spin. As we've come to expect from Flanders, it's a terrific read and just what we need-an accessible account of the far Right's drive to power, and the women who front it.
Susan Sarandon Laura ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
Bushwomen is the perfect antidote to cynical politics and corporate spin. As we've come to expect from Flanders, it's a terrific read and just what we need-an accessible account of the far Right's drive to power, and the women who front it.
Susan Sarandon Laura ... Read more