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Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas

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The idea of a culture war, or wars, has existed in America since the 1960s---an underlying ideological schism in our country that is responsible for the polarizing debates on everything from the separation of church and state, to abortion, to gay marriage, to affirmative action. Irene Taviss Thomson explores this notion by analyzing hundreds of articles addressing hot-button issues over two decades from four magazines: National Review, Time, The New Republic, and The Nation, as well as a wide array of other writings and statements from a substantial number of public intellectuals. What Thomson finds might surprise you: based on her research, there is no single cultural divide or cultural source that can account for the positions that have been adopted.

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Contemporary political and social issues

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303.60973 THO c

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miu : University of Michigan Press., 2010

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270 p. ; 23 cm.

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English

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9780472070886

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303.60973

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21st century
United States

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