Description |
xv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Preface: The politics of abortion study. -- The social force of rhetoric. -- The story of illegal abortion: rhetoric and narrative, 1960-65. -- The pro-life heritage tale: rhetoric and history, 1965-81. -- Life, equality, and choice: rhetoric and values, 1965-72. -- Constructing visions of the fetus and freedom: rhetoric and image. -- Enacting "choice": public rhetoric and the law, 1973-85. -- Prime-time abortion: rhetoric and public culture, 1973-85. -- Mass compromise and minority violence: rhetoric and ideology, 1978-85. -- Public rhetoric and private lives. -- Afterword: The social force of rhetoric. -- Appendix A: A "right to life?" -- Appendix B: Anonymous letter claiming responsibility for Pensacola clinic bombings. -- Appendix C: Methodological issues from Chapter 9. |
Subject |
Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.
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Pro-choice movement -- United States.
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Pro-life movement -- United States.
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ISBN |
0252016475 alkaline paper |
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0252064038 paperback : alk. paper |
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