02695nam 2200661 a 450 991081902810332120200520144314.01-4462-1510-50-7619-4095-21-282-26221-197866122622101-84920-659-7(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)99100000000079046020020702d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrContemporary American politics and society issues and controversies /Robert Singh1st ed.London ;Thousand Oaks, Calif. SAGE Publications2003London ;Thousand Oaks, Calif. :SAGE Publications,2003.1 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 government1989-United StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesSocial conditions1980-United StatesCivilization1970-Political cultureHistory306.2/0973Singh Robert802068MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819028103321Contemporary American politics and society3985774UNINA