Sonja Tiernan

The history of marriage equality in Ireland

A social revolution begins

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing the campaign for marriage equality, this book highlights how this movement and the related referendum result have propelled Ireland from a country perceived as one repressed and controlled by the Catholic church to a country that is now admired as a leader in equality of human rights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9781526145994
• ISBN-10: 1526145995
• Artikelnr.: 57164484

Autorenporträt

Sonja Tiernan is the Eamon Cleary Chair of Irish Studies and co-director of the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Irish Historical and Global Context 2 The Path to the High
Court 3 Civil Partnership Bills 4 Marriage Equality a New Direction 5
Political Lobbying, the Media & Influencing Public Opinion 6 Meeting the
Challenges of the Twenty First Century 7 Preparing for a Revolution 8 Yes
Equality 9 The Campaign in Action 10 The Final Hurdles 11 The Referendum
Afterword: Future Directions Bibliography Appendix Index