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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Princeton, NJ
Princeton University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Wuthnow, Robert, 1946-, Rough country] (2015) (Cunningham, Sean P.)
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| 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 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource, illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0691159890 |