Clica una miniatura per anar a Google Books.
S'està carregant… From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism (edició 2012)de Darren Dochuk (Autor)
Informació de l'obraFrom Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism de Darren Dochuk
Cap S'està carregant…
Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. America's current political climate did not happen over night.It has its origins in the 40's, 50's, and early 60's. To deal with the most recent phase I recommend you read James Davidson Hunter's "Culture Wars: the struggle to define America". For the early period I recommend Rick Perlstein's two books: "Nixonland", and "Before the Storm", and the book shown above, "From Bible Belt to Sunbelt". Darren Dochuk tells the story of the movement of the Southern Evangelicals from the Deep South to Southern California. Many came in search of jobs and a better life. What they did, on arrival, was to change the political landscape and bring the rise of the socially conservative wing of the GOP and the embracing of political activism by the conservative evangelical church. Dochuk does a wonderful job of linking names to the events. In many cases the players have long left the stage and have been forgotten. However, their actions and words became the white conservative backlash to the student movement, the civil rights movement, and the foundation of Nixon's Silent Majority. I can't not praise this book too much or recommend it too highly. ( )
"A colorful, intriguing, yet academic study of an important though little-researched process, this work is strongly recommended for students of American religion and politics."
The dramatic and largely unknown story of "plain-folk" religious migrants: hardworking men and women from Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas who fled the Depression and came to California for military jobs during World War II. Investigating this fiercely pious community at a grassroots level, Darren Dochuk uses the stories of religious leaders, including Billy Graham, as well as many colorful, lesser-known figures to explain how evangelicals organized a powerful political machine. This machine made its mark with Barry Goldwater, inspired Richard Nixon's "Southern Solution," and achieved its greatest triumph with the victories of Ronald Reagan. Based on entirely new research, the manuscript has already won the prestigious Allan Nevins Prize from the Society of American Historians. The judges wrote, "Dochuk offers a rich and multidimensional perspective on the origins of one of the most far-ranging developments of the second half of the twentieth century: the rise of the New Right and modern conservatism"--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
Debats actualsCapCobertes populars
Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)277.94Religions History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity North America West Coast U.S. CaliforniaLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
Ets tu?Fes-te Autor del LibraryThing. |