The American Culture Wars: Current Contests and Future Prospects by James L. Nolan Jr. (Editor)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780813916972
  • Edition Description: New Edition
  • Edition Number: 1
  • Pub. Date: December 1996
  • Publisher: University of Virginia Press

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  • Pub. Date: December 1996
  • Publisher: University of Virginia Press
  • Format: Textbook Paperback, 256pp

Synopsis

Even though the majority of Americans hold moderate views on issues such as abortion, homosexual rights, funding for the arts and public broadcasting, and multicultural education, extremists tend to dominate public debate. James Davidson Hunter explained this polarization of American politics and political discourse and popularized the term culture wars in his best-selling book Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America.

The eleven contributors to The American Culture Wars analyse these and other heatedly contested issues. In addition, they examine new developments in the culture wars. Together the chapters of this book illuminate current cultural conflicts and offer clues as to where the next American culture wars may be waged.


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James L. Nolan Jr. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Williams College.

James L. Nolan Jr. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Williams College.

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