Daniel K. Williams
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195340846
- eISBN:
- 9780199867141
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195340846.003.0010
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Christian Right leaders spent the late 1980s and 1990s trying to take control of the Republican Party. In 1988, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson ran for the Republican presidential nomination. His ...
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Christian Right leaders spent the late 1980s and 1990s trying to take control of the Republican Party. In 1988, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson ran for the Republican presidential nomination. His campaign failed, but it signified a new political militancy among evangelicals who were no longer willing to acquiesce to Republican Party leaders. Some evangelicals joined confrontational political organizations, such as Randall Terry’s Operation Rescue. The most successful evangelical political organization of the 1990s was the Christian Coalition, led by Robertson and Ralph Reed. Reed orchestrated an evangelical takeover of southern state Republican Party organizations and became one of the nation’s most powerful political lobbyists. Though his efforts shifted the GOP to the right on cultural issues, Reed ultimately could not deliver the legislation that conservative evangelicals desired. Christian Right activists felt just as frustrated at the end of the 1990s as they had at the beginning of the decade.Less
Christian Right leaders spent the late 1980s and 1990s trying to take control of the Republican Party. In 1988, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson ran for the Republican presidential nomination. His campaign failed, but it signified a new political militancy among evangelicals who were no longer willing to acquiesce to Republican Party leaders. Some evangelicals joined confrontational political organizations, such as Randall Terry’s Operation Rescue. The most successful evangelical political organization of the 1990s was the Christian Coalition, led by Robertson and Ralph Reed. Reed orchestrated an evangelical takeover of southern state Republican Party organizations and became one of the nation’s most powerful political lobbyists. Though his efforts shifted the GOP to the right on cultural issues, Reed ultimately could not deliver the legislation that conservative evangelicals desired. Christian Right activists felt just as frustrated at the end of the 1990s as they had at the beginning of the decade.
O.P. Mishra
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198075950
- eISBN:
- 9780199080892
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198075950.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This chapter talks about crime against women and juveniles, which have taken different forms with the changing socio-economic scenario in Delhi. The chapter lists the broad categories for classifying ...
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This chapter talks about crime against women and juveniles, which have taken different forms with the changing socio-economic scenario in Delhi. The chapter lists the broad categories for classifying such types of crimes. Some of the categories are discussed in the following sections. The first is on dowry deaths, where newlywed girls are either murdered or subjected to situations that would ultimately push them to commit suicide. The second is on rape, where an analysis of case studies of rape cases that were registered in Delhi is provided. The third is on kidnapping/abduction of women and girls, for the main purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. The case study on this type of crime is based on interviews of the women and girls who were rescued from brothels. A quick rundown of the rescue operations for sex trafficking is presented. A discussion of juveniles is included.Less
This chapter talks about crime against women and juveniles, which have taken different forms with the changing socio-economic scenario in Delhi. The chapter lists the broad categories for classifying such types of crimes. Some of the categories are discussed in the following sections. The first is on dowry deaths, where newlywed girls are either murdered or subjected to situations that would ultimately push them to commit suicide. The second is on rape, where an analysis of case studies of rape cases that were registered in Delhi is provided. The third is on kidnapping/abduction of women and girls, for the main purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. The case study on this type of crime is based on interviews of the women and girls who were rescued from brothels. A quick rundown of the rescue operations for sex trafficking is presented. A discussion of juveniles is included.
Johanna Schoen
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469621180
- eISBN:
- 9781469623344
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469621180.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, Social History
Chapter 5 traces the tactics of anti-abortion activists and their impact on the experience of abortion providers and patients. Already in the 1970s, towns tried to prevent the opening of abortion ...
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Chapter 5 traces the tactics of anti-abortion activists and their impact on the experience of abortion providers and patients. Already in the 1970s, towns tried to prevent the opening of abortion clinics through building and zoning regulations. Once clinics had opened, demonstrators in front of abortion clinics, intimidated patients and abortion providers, held prayer vigils and harassed patients and staff through sidewalk counselling. The chapter discusses the history and tactics of sidewalk counselling and Crisis Pregnancy Centers and the attempts of abortion providers to defend themselves against anti-abortion activism. Providers’ ability to endure the harassment and continue their work depended in part on their ability to get help from law enforcement. And African American patients and providers also relied on their experiences as civil rights activists when confronting anti-abortion activists. The chapter focuses on the experiences of clinics in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Fargo, North Dakota, and concludes with a discussion of Operation Rescue tactics in Atlanta and Detroit.Less
Chapter 5 traces the tactics of anti-abortion activists and their impact on the experience of abortion providers and patients. Already in the 1970s, towns tried to prevent the opening of abortion clinics through building and zoning regulations. Once clinics had opened, demonstrators in front of abortion clinics, intimidated patients and abortion providers, held prayer vigils and harassed patients and staff through sidewalk counselling. The chapter discusses the history and tactics of sidewalk counselling and Crisis Pregnancy Centers and the attempts of abortion providers to defend themselves against anti-abortion activism. Providers’ ability to endure the harassment and continue their work depended in part on their ability to get help from law enforcement. And African American patients and providers also relied on their experiences as civil rights activists when confronting anti-abortion activists. The chapter focuses on the experiences of clinics in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Fargo, North Dakota, and concludes with a discussion of Operation Rescue tactics in Atlanta and Detroit.
Karissa Haugeberg
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040962
- eISBN:
- 9780252099717
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040962.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
This chapter addresses the history of socially progressive—and feminist-identified—Catholic women who mobilized to fight abortion in the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing upon oral history interviews, ...
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This chapter addresses the history of socially progressive—and feminist-identified—Catholic women who mobilized to fight abortion in the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing upon oral history interviews, organizational records, arrest dockets, and newspaper clippings, it reveals that lay Catholic women initially welcomed evangelicals into the grassroots anti-abortion movement, but were unprepared for the patriarchal worldview that evangelicals would impose on the movement. Although they were ultimately pushed out of leadership positions, lay Catholic women’s influence on the character of abortion protest continued to flourish long after they had withdrawn from the movement. When progressive Catholic women, including Juli Loesch, left leadership posts, anti-abortion support for welfare programs, peace, and social justice waned.Less
This chapter addresses the history of socially progressive—and feminist-identified—Catholic women who mobilized to fight abortion in the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing upon oral history interviews, organizational records, arrest dockets, and newspaper clippings, it reveals that lay Catholic women initially welcomed evangelicals into the grassroots anti-abortion movement, but were unprepared for the patriarchal worldview that evangelicals would impose on the movement. Although they were ultimately pushed out of leadership positions, lay Catholic women’s influence on the character of abortion protest continued to flourish long after they had withdrawn from the movement. When progressive Catholic women, including Juli Loesch, left leadership posts, anti-abortion support for welfare programs, peace, and social justice waned.
Aaron Winter
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813044972
- eISBN:
- 9780813046501
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813044972.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Social History
This chapter examines the history of extreme and violent anti-abortion activism in the United States. Numerous actors compose this subculture, including mainstream militant direct-action ...
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This chapter examines the history of extreme and violent anti-abortion activism in the United States. Numerous actors compose this subculture, including mainstream militant direct-action organizations, such as Operation Rescue and Lambs of Christ; groups that advocate or perpetuate violence against abortion providers and patients, such as the Army of God and American Coalition of Life Activists; websites that advocate for violence, such as the Nuremburg Files; and so-called “lone wolf” terrorists, such as James Kopp and Eric Rudolph. This chapter interrogates their links to and relationships with the mainstream anti-abortion movement, the wider mainstream Christian right, and the extreme right. It also examines responses to these activists and anti-abortion violence by the media, the public, the government, and the mainstream anti-abortion movement.Less
This chapter examines the history of extreme and violent anti-abortion activism in the United States. Numerous actors compose this subculture, including mainstream militant direct-action organizations, such as Operation Rescue and Lambs of Christ; groups that advocate or perpetuate violence against abortion providers and patients, such as the Army of God and American Coalition of Life Activists; websites that advocate for violence, such as the Nuremburg Files; and so-called “lone wolf” terrorists, such as James Kopp and Eric Rudolph. This chapter interrogates their links to and relationships with the mainstream anti-abortion movement, the wider mainstream Christian right, and the extreme right. It also examines responses to these activists and anti-abortion violence by the media, the public, the government, and the mainstream anti-abortion movement.
Hans-Werner Sinn
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198702139
- eISBN:
- 9780191771828
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198702139.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Macro- and Monetary Economics
This book offers a critical assessment of the history of the euro, its crisis and the rescue measures taken by the European Central Bank and the community of states, above all the extra refinancing ...
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This book offers a critical assessment of the history of the euro, its crisis and the rescue measures taken by the European Central Bank and the community of states, above all the extra refinancing credit provided by local central banks (Target credit) which dwarfs all other rescue credits. The euro induced huge capital flows from the northern to the southern countries of the Eurozone that triggered an inflationary credit bubble in the latter, deprived them of their competitiveness, and made them vulnerable to the financial crisis that spilled over from the US in 2007 and 2008. As private capital shied away from the southern countries, the ECB helped out by providing credit from the local money-printing presses. The ECB became heavily exposed to investment risks in the process, and subsequently had to be bailed out by intergovernmental rescue operations that provided replacement credit for the ECB credit, which itself had replaced the dwindling private credit. The interventions stretched the legal strictures stipulated by the Maastricht Treaty which, in the absence of a European federal state, had granted the ECB a very limited mandate. These interventions created a path dependency that effectively made parliaments vicarious agents of the ECB’s Governing Council. This book describes what the author considers to be a dangerous political process that undermines both the market economy and democracy, without solving southern Europe’s competitiveness problem.Less
This book offers a critical assessment of the history of the euro, its crisis and the rescue measures taken by the European Central Bank and the community of states, above all the extra refinancing credit provided by local central banks (Target credit) which dwarfs all other rescue credits. The euro induced huge capital flows from the northern to the southern countries of the Eurozone that triggered an inflationary credit bubble in the latter, deprived them of their competitiveness, and made them vulnerable to the financial crisis that spilled over from the US in 2007 and 2008. As private capital shied away from the southern countries, the ECB helped out by providing credit from the local money-printing presses. The ECB became heavily exposed to investment risks in the process, and subsequently had to be bailed out by intergovernmental rescue operations that provided replacement credit for the ECB credit, which itself had replaced the dwindling private credit. The interventions stretched the legal strictures stipulated by the Maastricht Treaty which, in the absence of a European federal state, had granted the ECB a very limited mandate. These interventions created a path dependency that effectively made parliaments vicarious agents of the ECB’s Governing Council. This book describes what the author considers to be a dangerous political process that undermines both the market economy and democracy, without solving southern Europe’s competitiveness problem.
Roger M. McCoy
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199744046
- eISBN:
- 9780190254407
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199744046.003.0017
- Subject:
- History, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
This chapter focuses on John Franklin's ill-fated expedition of 1845 and the search and rescue operations that were launched when the ships and men of the voyage never returned. John Ross expressed ...
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This chapter focuses on John Franklin's ill-fated expedition of 1845 and the search and rescue operations that were launched when the ships and men of the voyage never returned. John Ross expressed his misgivings about the suitability of the Erebus and Terror before Franklin departed. He told Franklin that he would be prepared to lead a rescue party if the latter's whereabouts were not known by February 1847. When February 1847 came and no word had been heard of Franklin, Ross immediately offered to form a search and rescue expedition, but was rejected by the British Admiralty. In the spring of 1848, a large search and rescue project began from three directions. This was followed by another operation two years later, when a veritable armada of ships began to look for Franklin.Less
This chapter focuses on John Franklin's ill-fated expedition of 1845 and the search and rescue operations that were launched when the ships and men of the voyage never returned. John Ross expressed his misgivings about the suitability of the Erebus and Terror before Franklin departed. He told Franklin that he would be prepared to lead a rescue party if the latter's whereabouts were not known by February 1847. When February 1847 came and no word had been heard of Franklin, Ross immediately offered to form a search and rescue expedition, but was rejected by the British Admiralty. In the spring of 1848, a large search and rescue project began from three directions. This was followed by another operation two years later, when a veritable armada of ships began to look for Franklin.
Karissa Haugeberg
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040962
- eISBN:
- 9780252099717
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040962.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Women from remarkably diverse religious, social, and political backgrounds made up the rank-and-file of the American antiabortion movement. Empowered by--yet in many cases scared of--the changes ...
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Women from remarkably diverse religious, social, and political backgrounds made up the rank-and-file of the American antiabortion movement. Empowered by--yet in many cases scared of--the changes wrought by feminism, women prolife activists founded grassroots groups, developed now-familiar strategies and tactics, and gave voice to the movement's moral and political dimensions. Drawing on clinic records, oral histories, organizational records, and interviews with prominent figures, Women against Abortion examines American women's fight against abortion. It also elucidates the complicated relationship between gender politics, religion, and politics as notions of equality, secularism, and partisanship were recast in the late twentieth century. Beginning in the 1960s, it looks at Marjory Mecklenburg's attempt to shift the attention of anti-abortion leaders from the rights of fetuses to the needs of pregnant women. Moving forward, it traces the grassroots work of Catholic women, including Juli Loesch and Joan Andrews, and their encounters with the influx of evangelicals into the movement. The book also looks at the activism of Shelley Shannon, a prominent evangelical Protestant pro-life extremist of the 1990s. Women against Abortion explores important questions, including the ways people fused religious conviction with partisan politics, activists' rationalizations for lethal violence, and how women claimed space within an unshakably patriarchal movement.Less
Women from remarkably diverse religious, social, and political backgrounds made up the rank-and-file of the American antiabortion movement. Empowered by--yet in many cases scared of--the changes wrought by feminism, women prolife activists founded grassroots groups, developed now-familiar strategies and tactics, and gave voice to the movement's moral and political dimensions. Drawing on clinic records, oral histories, organizational records, and interviews with prominent figures, Women against Abortion examines American women's fight against abortion. It also elucidates the complicated relationship between gender politics, religion, and politics as notions of equality, secularism, and partisanship were recast in the late twentieth century. Beginning in the 1960s, it looks at Marjory Mecklenburg's attempt to shift the attention of anti-abortion leaders from the rights of fetuses to the needs of pregnant women. Moving forward, it traces the grassroots work of Catholic women, including Juli Loesch and Joan Andrews, and their encounters with the influx of evangelicals into the movement. The book also looks at the activism of Shelley Shannon, a prominent evangelical Protestant pro-life extremist of the 1990s. Women against Abortion explores important questions, including the ways people fused religious conviction with partisan politics, activists' rationalizations for lethal violence, and how women claimed space within an unshakably patriarchal movement.
Beverly Bell
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801452123
- eISBN:
- 9780801468322
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801452123.003.0001
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Social and Cultural Anthropology
This book offers an account of the first year after the Haitian earthquake of 2010, focusing on the deep fault lines caused by the disaster on the society, economy, and polity. Drawing on interviews ...
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This book offers an account of the first year after the Haitian earthquake of 2010, focusing on the deep fault lines caused by the disaster on the society, economy, and polity. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of Haitians, it examines the alternative principles and practices that the grassroots have tried to establish over time. It looks at the commitment to community and sharing, what Haitians call solidarity, and considers how the old practices went into overdrive after the disaster. It discusses the search-and-rescue operations, led by common citizens instead of foreign soldiers with German shepherds. It recounts the experiences of first responders and describes the citizen relief efforts that filled the enormous gap between foreign donations and the urgent needs of survivors. It also explores the agenda and endeavors of social movements in contrast to the disaster capitalism that has run rampant in Haiti. The stories told in this book are ultimately about hope.Less
This book offers an account of the first year after the Haitian earthquake of 2010, focusing on the deep fault lines caused by the disaster on the society, economy, and polity. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of Haitians, it examines the alternative principles and practices that the grassroots have tried to establish over time. It looks at the commitment to community and sharing, what Haitians call solidarity, and considers how the old practices went into overdrive after the disaster. It discusses the search-and-rescue operations, led by common citizens instead of foreign soldiers with German shepherds. It recounts the experiences of first responders and describes the citizen relief efforts that filled the enormous gap between foreign donations and the urgent needs of survivors. It also explores the agenda and endeavors of social movements in contrast to the disaster capitalism that has run rampant in Haiti. The stories told in this book are ultimately about hope.
Frank Noack
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813167008
- eISBN:
- 9780813167794
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813167008.003.0003
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter deals with events of Harlan’s childhood that may have had an influence on his later films. Because of his small size, the boy in 1899 has to perform daredevil stunts in front of his ...
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This chapter deals with events of Harlan’s childhood that may have had an influence on his later films. Because of his small size, the boy in 1899 has to perform daredevil stunts in front of his family, resulting in a head injury that causes lifelong pain. In addition, he becomes the object of a nightly rescue operation on a lake, an experience he will re-create in several of his films, including Jud Süss. He gains some stage experience at Max Reinhardt’s Deutsches Theater, participates in World War I, suffers the pains of unrequited love and a heart attack, becomes a member of Berlin’s small but well-regarded Volksbühne theater, goes on tour, and marries the Jewish actress Dora Gerson.Less
This chapter deals with events of Harlan’s childhood that may have had an influence on his later films. Because of his small size, the boy in 1899 has to perform daredevil stunts in front of his family, resulting in a head injury that causes lifelong pain. In addition, he becomes the object of a nightly rescue operation on a lake, an experience he will re-create in several of his films, including Jud Süss. He gains some stage experience at Max Reinhardt’s Deutsches Theater, participates in World War I, suffers the pains of unrequited love and a heart attack, becomes a member of Berlin’s small but well-regarded Volksbühne theater, goes on tour, and marries the Jewish actress Dora Gerson.