Culture Wars

Examines the ideological conflicts and controversies that divide the country and demonstrates how different sides have endeavored to gain control over such areas of conflict as the family, education, law, and politics

Auteur

James Davidson Hunter is professor of sociology and religious studies at the University of Virginia and author of Evangelicalism: The Coming Generation (1987).

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A riveting account of how Christian fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, and conservative Catholics have joined forces in a battle against their progressive counterparts for control of American secular culture.

Contenu
Introduction PrologueStories from the Front Cultural Conflict in America The Anatomy of Cultural Conflict The New Lines Of Conflict The Historical Roots of the Culture War Competing Moral Visions Cultural Warfare Discourse of Adversaries The Technology of Public Discourse The Fields Of Conflict Opening Observations Family Education Media and the Arts Law Electoral Politics Parting Observations Toward Resolution Moral Pluralism and the Democratic Ideal Epilogue