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God and karate on the Southside [[electronic resource] ] : bridging differences, building American communities / / Joseph E. Yi



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Autore: Yi Joseph <1971-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: God and karate on the Southside [[electronic resource] ] : bridging differences, building American communities / / Joseph E. Yi Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
Disciplina: 305.8009773/11
Soggetto topico: Community development - Illinois - Chicago
Cultural pluralism - Illinois - Chicago
Martial arts - Social aspects - Illinois - Chicago
Communities - Religious aspects
Democracy - Religious aspects
Race relations - Religious aspects
Soggetto geografico: Chicago (Ill.) Race relations Case studies
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The nature of the problem: diversity and indifference -- Many-stranded theory of liberal democracy -- God bridging: Chicago (international) Church of Christ -- Framing religion: limits of Christian engagement -- Karate bridging: Fitzpatrick's Tang Soo Do -- Framing karate: frontiers of engagement -- Religious participation and race relations: general social survey -- Renewing democracy in America.
Sommario/riassunto: Combining classical democratic theory with compelling personal stories and rigorous empirical analysis, God and Karate on the Southside is the first book to analyze the intersection between race, religion, and martial arts in the United States. It is a must-read for scholars interested in issues of community diversity and civic democracy.
Titolo autorizzato: God and karate on the Southside  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-49484-8
9786612494840
0-7391-3837-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778007103321
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