Contested Lives
The Abortion Debate in an American Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2582425 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol J Greenhouse (0009-0008-9447-9513, corresponding author), Faye Ginsburg (0000-0003-2844-1185) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Contested Lives: The Abortion Debate in an American Community, Updated edition, Faye D Ginsburg, 1998 |
| Venue | Anthropological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5491 • E-ISSN: 1534-1518 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3317839 |
| OpenAlex | W2041270428 |
| Language | EN |
Based on the struggle over a Fargo, North Dakota, abortion clinic, Contested Lives explores one of the central social conflicts of our time. Both wide-ranging and rich in detail, it speaks not simply to the abortion issue but also to the critical role of women s political activism
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| Highly cited | No |