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The Politics of Sexual Morality in Ireland
Hug, Chrystel. Ed(S): Campling, Jo
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hardcover. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSJ; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
The research for this book was prompted by a combination of events, in particular the election of Mary Robinson to the Presidency and the X Case which rocked Irish society. The book is an exploration of the dynamics between the courts, the legislators and the Irish citizens in relation to certain socio-sexual questions: divorce, contraception, abortion, and homosexuality. Spanning 73 years since the creation of the Irish State, The Politics of Sexual Morality in Ireland questions the nature of the moral order regulating Irish society and the concept of democracy underlying it. It examines the fragile balance struck between tradition ... Read more
The research for this book was prompted by a combination of events, in particular the election of Mary Robinson to the Presidency and the X Case which rocked Irish society. The book is an exploration of the dynamics between the courts, the legislators and the Irish citizens in relation to certain socio-sexual questions: divorce, contraception, abortion, and homosexuality. Spanning 73 years since the creation of the Irish State, The Politics of Sexual Morality in Ireland questions the nature of the moral order regulating Irish society and the concept of democracy underlying it. It examines the fragile balance struck between tradition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312216856
SKU
V9780312216856
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About Hug, Chrystel. Ed(S): Campling, Jo
CHRYSTEL HUG spent six years in Ireland, where she taught French at University College Cork. Sensing in 1992 that momentous changes were happening in Irish society, she focused her research on the regulation of sexual morality as per the Catholic Church and the State. After completing her Doctorate in Irish Studies, she was posted to the French Embassy in the ... Read more
Reviews for The Politics of Sexual Morality in Ireland
'...a well-written and readable account of the change in attitude and the subsequent legislative changes with regard to sexual morality in Ireland...Crystal Hug has done us all a service in documenting this period and in doing so with a critical and sympathetique perspective. She writes fluently and engagingly, her research is detailed and skilfully utilised. This book should be a ... Read more