Culture Wars in America: A Documentary and Reference Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0313350396
- ISBN-13
- 9780313350399
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 395
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-11-12
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Glenn H. Utter
Description
This comprehensive documentary report on the cultural and political state of the union explores the flashpoints of the debate over American identity and values. • Document groups are arranged topically for easy reference • Each group of documents is preceded by a headnote and followed by analysis • The book includes a Reader's Guide to the Documents and a timeline of key events and milestones • Sidebars explore interesting and significant events related to the various broad topics • A trove of resources are listed for further research and exploration • An introductory, context-setting essay, "Definitions of the Culture Wars: Historical and Contemporary," provides background on the evolution of culture wars in the modern era
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