The Politics of Morality : The Church, the State, and Reproductive Rights in Postsocialist Poland.
Title:
The Politics of Morality : The Church, the State, and Reproductive Rights in Postsocialist Poland.
Author:
Mishtal, Joanna.
ISBN:
9780821445174
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (275 pages)
Series:
Polish and Polish-American Studies Series
Contents:
Introduction -- 1: "The Church Was Helping Us Win Freedom" -- 2: Restricting Access to Reproductive Services -- 3: Women Respond -- 4: Confessions, Kolęda Rituals, and Other Surveillance -- 5: Abortion, Polish Style -- 6: The "Dying Nation" and the Postsocialist Logics of Declining Motherhood -- Conclusion: The Future of Women's Rights in Poland -- Notes -- References -- Guide to Pronunciation -- Index.
Abstract:
The Politics of Morality is an anthropological study of the expansion of power of the religious right in postsocialist Poland and its effects on individual rights and social mores.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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