Title: A war for the soul of America : a history of the culture wars /
Authors: Hartman, Andrew,
Year: 2019
Subjects: Culture conflict United States History; Social change United States History; Social problems United States History; Culture conflict; Social change; Social problems; Society.; United States
Abstract: 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.