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Bridging of Faiths
Demerath, N. J., Iii; Williams, Rhys H.
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Description for Bridging of Faiths
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRCM; JFS; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Homelessness, black neighborhood development, problems of abortion and sex education--how does religion affect the politics of an American city confronting these and other concerns? And what differences have "church and state" issues made in these struggles? In answering such questions, A Bridging of Faiths conveys a feeling of the urgent social theater of Springfield, Massachusetts, and provides both a contemporary and historical sense of how power shapes and is shaped by the civic culture. Recalling the immediacy and provocativeness of classic community studies like Middletown and Yankee City, the work draws on the voices of Springfielders themselves, while it exposes ... Read more
Homelessness, black neighborhood development, problems of abortion and sex education--how does religion affect the politics of an American city confronting these and other concerns? And what differences have "church and state" issues made in these struggles? In answering such questions, A Bridging of Faiths conveys a feeling of the urgent social theater of Springfield, Massachusetts, and provides both a contemporary and historical sense of how power shapes and is shaped by the civic culture. Recalling the immediacy and provocativeness of classic community studies like Middletown and Yankee City, the work draws on the voices of Springfielders themselves, while it exposes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691607849
SKU
V9780691607849
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