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UNINA9910808734203321 |
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Autore |
Hackworth Jason R |
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Titolo |
Faith based : religious neoliberalism and the politics of welfare in the United States / / Jason Hackworth |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-59605-8 |
9786613625885 |
0-8203-4372-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (190 p.) |
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Collana |
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Geographies of justice and social transformation ; ; 11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conservatism - United States - History |
Neoliberalism - United States - History |
Religious right - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Faith, welfare, and neoliberalism -- Religious neoliberalism(s) -- Compassionate neoliberalism? -- Mainstream jesus economics -- Practicing religious neoliberalism -- Religious neoliberalism as default -- End times for religious neoliberalism?. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through case studies of gospel rescue missions, Habitat for Humanity, and religious charities in post-Katrina New Orleans, Jason Hackworth describes both the theory and practice of faith-based welfare, revealing fundamental tensions between the religious and economic wings of the conservative movement. |
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