Shaping Abortion Discourse
Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States
Inbunden, Engelska, 2002
Av Myra Marx Ferree, William Anthony Gamson, Jürgen Gerhards, Dieter Rucht, Madison) Ferree, Myra Marx (University of Wisconsin, Massachusetts) Gamson, William Anthony (Boston College, Jurgen (Universitat Leipzig) Gerhards, Dieter (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung) Rucht
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2002-09-16
- Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
- Vikt720 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCommunication, Society and Politics
- Antal sidor372
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- EAN9780521790451