02446nam 2200601 a 450 991081902810332120161219111338.01-4462-1510-50-7619-4095-21-282-26221-197866122622101-84920-659-7(CKB)1000000000790460(EBL)456800(OCoLC)609845027(SSID)ssj0000292601(PQKBManifestationID)11261092(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000292601(PQKBWorkID)10269237(PQKB)10067085(MiAaPQ)EBC456800(OCoLC)1007858757(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084936(OCoLC)1100835547(FINmELB)ELB138023(EXLCZ)99100000000079046020120516d2003 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrContemporary American politics and society[electronic resource] issues and controversies /Robert SinghLondon SAGEc20031 online resource (xvii, 278 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-2504-6 0-7619-4096-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-270) and index.Cover; Contents; List of Exhibits and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 - The Culture War and Contemporary American Politics; 2 - The Rise of the Culture War; 3 - Abortion; 4 - Gun Control; 5 - Capital Punishment; 6 - Pornography; 7 - Gay Rights; 8 - Religion in Public Life; 9 - Drugs; 10 - Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexProviding a comprehensive introduction to the most controversial topics of debate in contemporary American politics and society today, this book introduces and explains the history, nature policies and politics of the key areas of conflict in America's on-going 'culture war'.Political cultureUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesPolitics and governmentUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009Political cultureHistory320.973Singh Robert802068StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910819028103321Contemporary American politics and society3985774UNINA