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Atheists in American politics : social movement organizing from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries / Richard J. Meagher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meagher, Richard J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Atheists--Political activity--United States--History.
- Atheists.
- Atheism--United States--History.
- Atheism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (146 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.
- Summary:
- Today atheists, it seems, are everywhere.Nonbelievers write best-selling books and proudly defend their views in public; they have even hired a lobbyist.But, as political scientist Richard J.Meagher shows, atheist political activism is not a new phenomenon.
- Contents:
- "Our hands are tied" : atheism's (so-called) golden age
- "One-man organizations" : post-war freethought societies
- "An action organization" : repertoires and political organizing
- "This godless communism" : discourses and rights claims
- "The friendly atheist" : organizing online to offline
- "Make politicians take notice" : secular lobbying in Washington.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-5858-5
- OCLC:
- 1020033463
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