Entering the Fray: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the New South

In Williams's mind, attacks on Susan Smith's motherhood, by "masqueradfing under the banner of 'family values,'" help historians "crack the code ... of the new political language of the late twentieth century" (p. 223). [...] Smith's story had national as...

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Published inJournal of Southern History Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 746 - 747
Main Author Strobel, Marian Elizabeth
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Houston Southern Historical Association 01.08.2011
Subjects
Contests
Essays
Faludi, Susan C
Language history
Political conventions
Political discourse
Quayle, Dan
Women
Georgia
Florida
China
Missouri
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Summary:In Williams's mind, attacks on Susan Smith's motherhood, by "masqueradfing under the banner of 'family values,'" help historians "crack the code ... of the new political language of the late twentieth century" (p. 223). [...] Smith's story had national as well as regional implications.
ISSN:0022-4642
2325-6893