A war for the soul of America : a history of the culture wars / Andrew Hartman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartman, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture conflict--United States--History--20th century.

Culture conflict.

Social change--United States--History--20th century.

Social change.

Social problems.

History.

United States.

Social problems--United States--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

359 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.

Summary:

When it was published in 2015, Andrew Hartman's history of the culture wars was widely praised for its compelling and even-handed account of the way they developed and came to define American politics as the twentieth century drew to its close. Receiving nearly as much attention, however, was Hartman's declaration that the culture wars were over-and the left had won. In the wake of Trump's rise, which was driven in large part by aggressive fanning of those culture war flames, Hartman has brought A War for the Soul of America fully up to date, detailing the ways in which Trump's success, while undeniable, represents the last gasp of culture war politics-and how the reaction he has elicited can show us early signs of the very different politics to come -- ‡c From publisher's description.

Contents:

The sixties as liberation

The neoconservative Kulturkämpfe

Taking God's country back

The color line

The trouble with gender

The sacred and the profane

God, state, and curriculum

The battle for the American mind

The contested American past.

Notes:

"With a new conclusion."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226621913

022662191X

OCLC:

1050141529