Table of Contents

Preface 1. George W. Bush's Radical American Revolution 2. In the China Shop: Closing Agencies, Eliminating Initiatives, Changing Procedures 3. Power Through Appointments: Rewarding Ideologues and Friends 4. Managing Information: Erasures, Manipulation, Outright Lies 5. Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, and Abstinence: Limiting Women's Freedoms 6. Restricting Reproductive Rights Around the Globe: Threatening Women's Lives to Please the Right 7. Bush vs. Women of the World: Are Women's Rights Human Rights? 8. Stacking the Deck Against Women: Bush and the Courts 9. Weakening Support for Women's Education and Health 10. How Bush's Economic and Budget Priorities Hurt Women 11. The Real Bush Revealed: Lessons from Katrina 12. Bush Wars and Militarism: Heavy Burdens for Women Conclusions: Where do we go from here? Index

Promotional Information

Contrary to his public claims that 'W stands for Women,' George W Bush's behaviour in office reveals a strongly patriarchal bent. This book analyzes the impacts on women of the Bush presidency in the United States and internationally, including a chapter on the negative effects of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

About the Author

Barbara Finlay is a professor of sociology and director of the women's studies program at Texas A&M University. She has previously published five textbooks and monographs, including, with Alan Agresti, Statistical Methods for Social Scientists (Prentice Hall, 4th edition 2002).

Reviews

...a useful tool for anyone looking into the sheer brutality of present-day US politics. Read it and seethe.
*Morning Star*