Culture Wars: The Struggle To Control The Family, Art, Education, Law, And Politics In America
- ISBN-10
- 0786723041
- ISBN-13
- 9780786723041
- Series
- Culture Wars
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-10-14
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing
- Author
- James Davison Hunter
Description
A riveting account of how Christian fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, and conservative Catholics have joined forces in a battle against their progressive counterparts for control of American secular culture.
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