Roe - The History of a National Obsession

The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history

About the author

Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, and author of six books on the law, history, and politics of abortion and American conservatism. She lives in Sausalito, CA.

Summary

The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history

Product details

• Authors: Mary Ziegler, Ziegler Mary
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9780300276862
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27686-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Legal History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control