Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections): The Battles That Define America from Jefferson's Heresies to Gay Marriage
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061571296 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Useful, instructive reading for all voters in the upcoming election.” (Kirkus (starred review))“A lively, highly readable, and thought-provoking analysis of how culture wars arise, how they are fought, and how they end. Both sides can learn much from this volume.” (Douglas Laycock, University of Virginia Law School)“Shows how culture-wars battles have been waged since the nation’s founding and have molded the national character and traditions illuminating and absorbing.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))“A timely social history that illustrates that the current conflicts are actually part of a much larger story. Prothero tackles the topic of politics with imagination an
Five Stars Archie V Huff Jr Carefully done and a pleasure to read.. "Prothero At His Best" according to Amazon Customer. More even-handed than its title suggests, this book is a brilliant deconstruction of the fights that produced modern America. Ultimately, whether one laments or cheers the liberal victories Prothero documents, this book is necessary reading for anyone trying to make sense of our current religious and political culture. Amazon Customer said but a good look at why conservatives who set themselves against popular. Not as triumphal as the title sounds, but a good look at why conservatives who set themselves against popular culture and intone "Here I Stand!" are not necessarily doing what liberals assume they're doing.
In this timely, carefully reasoned social history of the United States, the New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One places today’s heated culture wars within the context of a centuries-long struggle of right versus left and religious versus secular to reveal how, ultimately, liberals always win.Though they may seem to be dividing the country irreparably, today’s heated cultural and political battles between right and left, Progressives and Tea Party, religious and secular are far from unprecedented. Prothero takes us on a lively tour through time, bringing into focus the election of 1800, which pitted Calvinists and Federalists against Jeffersonians and “infidels;&
He writes and reviews for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Slate, and other publications. His work has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, NPR, and other top national media outlets. Visit the author at stephenprothero or follow his tweets @sprothero.. Stephen Prothero is