Mishtal, Joanna,

The politics of morality : the church, the state, and reproductive rights in postsocialist Poland / Joanna Mishtal. - Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : women's rights and democratization: the Polish paradox -- "The church was helping us win freedom" : democratic transition and the return of God -- Restricting access to reproductive services : religious power and moral governance -- Women respond : feminist consciousness-raising and activism -- Confessions, Kolda rituals, and other surveillance -- Abortion, Polish style -- The "dying nation" and the postsocialist logics of declining motherhood -- Conclusion : the future of women's rights in Poland.



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Catholic Church--Political activity--Poland.


Women--Political activity--Poland.
Women's rights--Poland.
Church and state--Poland.
Reproductive rights--Poland.
Abortion--Poland.


Electronic Books.

HQ1236 / .P655 2015