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Globalizing Family Values
Buss, Doris; Herman, Didi
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Description for Globalizing Family Values
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
A timely exposé of the efforts of the religious right to influence global policy
With little fanfare and profound effect, “family values” have gone global, and the influence of the Christian Right is increasingly felt internationally. This is the first comprehensive study of the Christian Right’s global reach and its impact on international law and politics.
Doris Buss and Didi Herman explore tensions, contradictions, victories, and defeats for the Christian Right’s global project, particularly in the United Nations. The authors consult Christian Right materials, from pamphlets to novels; conduct interviews with people in the movement; and provide a firsthand account of ... Read moreThe result is a detailed look at a new global player—its campaigns against women’s rights, population policy, and gay and lesbian rights; its efforts to build an alliance of orthodox faiths with non-Christians; and the tensions and strains as it seeks to negotiate a role for conservative Christianity in a changing global order. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816642083
SKU
V9780816642083
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About Buss, Doris; Herman, Didi
Didi Herman is professor of law at Keele University in the United Kingdom.
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