Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 400 pages
- Published by: University Press of Kentucky September 30, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0813123631
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0813123639
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Product Description
Politics and Religion in the White South looks at the powerful ways in which religious considerations have shaped American political discourse. Since the inception of the Republic, politics have remained a subject of lively discussion and debate. Although based on secular ideals, American government and politics have often been peppered with Christian influences. Especially in the mostly Protestant South, religion and politics have been nearly inextricable.
This collection of thirteen essays from prominent historians and political scientists, including Mark K. Bauman, Charles S. Bullock III, Natalie M. Davis, Andrew M. Manis, Mark J. Rozell, and Clyde Wilcox, explores the intersection of religion, politics, race relations, and Southern culture from postCivil War America to the present, when the religious right has begun to exercise a profound influence on the course of American politics.
About The Author
Glenn Feldman, associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the author and editor of many books, including The Disfranchisement Myth: Poor Whites and Suffrage Restriction in Alabama.