Title: Culture wars : the struggle to define America /
Authors: Hunter, James Davison, 1955-
Publisher: BasicBooks,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Culture conflict United States; Cultural pluralism United States; United States Civilization
Abstract: 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.
Contents: pt. 1. Introduction. Cultural conflict in America. The anatomy of cultural conflict -- pt. 2. The new lines of conflict. The historical roots of the culture war. Competing moral visions -- pt. 3. Cultural warfare. The discourse of adversaries. The technology of public discourse -- pt. 4. The fields of conflict. Family. Education. Media and the arts. Law. Electoral politics -- pt. 5. Toward resolution. Moral pluralism and the democratic ideal.