how the sexual counterrevolution is polarizing America
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Cohen, Nancy L.
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- VS 6 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- seksualiteit, feminisme, vrouwenbewegingen, politiek, verkiezingen, politici, regeringsleiders, Verenigde Staten, 21e eeuw
- Description
- The 2012 election was supposed to be about the economy, but over the last few months it turned into a debate about sex and women’s rights. Cohen explores such topics as why Bill Clinton was impeached over a private sexual affair: how George W. Bush won the presidency by stealth: why Hillary lost to Obama: why John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate: and what the 2012 presidential contest tells us about America today. She exposes the surprising role of right-wing women in undermining women’s rights, as well as explains how liberal men were complicit in letting it happen. Cohen uncovers the hidden history of an orchestrated, well-financed, ideologically powered shadow movement to turn back the clock on matters of gender equality and sexual freedom and how it has played a leading role in fueling America’s political wars.