Rough country: how Texas became America's most powerful Bible-belt state

Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also...

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Kaituhi matua: Wuthnow, Robert 1946- (Author)
Hōputu: Tāhiko Pukapuka
Reo:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
I whakaputaina: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Ngā arotake:[Rezension von: Wuthnow, Robert, 1946-, Rough country] (2015) (Cunningham, Sean P.)
Further subjects:B RELIGION - Christianity - History
B Texas Church history
B Texas
B Church History
B HISTORY - United States - State & Local - Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
B Texas - Histoire religieuse
Urunga tuihono: Volltext (Verlag)
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Whakarāpopototanga:Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also America's. In particular, Robert Wuthnow shows how distinctions between "us" and "them" are perpetuated and why they are so often shaped by religion and politics. Early settlers called Texas a rough country. Surviving there necessitated defining evil, fighting it, and building institutions in the hope
Whakaahutanga tūemi:Includes bibliographical references and index
Whakaahuatanga ōkiko:1 Online-Ressource, illustrations
ISBN:0691159890