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The book is organized thematically rather than by country, describing the difficult relationship between feminists and conservatives during a time of bitter ideological and policy battles when the vibrant social movements of the 1960s and 1970s were seriously threatened.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49729893662993,"sku":"NGR9780226038858","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0226038858.jpg?v=1751070146"},{"product_id":"welfare-hot-buttons-book-sylvia-bashevkin-9780802085177","title":"Welfare Hot Buttons","description":"Welfare Hot Buttons provides one of the first comparative assessments of contemporary social policy change in three Western countries: Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. 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