{"product_id":"the-american-culture-wars-current-contests-and-future-prospects-9780813916972","title":"The American Culture Wars: Current Contests and Future Prospects","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John L. Nolan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though the majority of Americans hold moderate views on issues such as abortion, homosexual rights, funding for the arts and public broadcasting, and multicultural education, extremists tend to dominate public debate. James Davidson Hunter explained this polarization of American politics and political discourse and popularized the term culture wars in his best-selling book Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eleven contributors to The American Culture Wars analyse these and other heatedly contested issues. In addition, they examine new developments in the culture wars. Together the chapters of this book illuminate current cultural conflicts and offer clues as to where the next American culture wars may be waged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781121065111,"sku":"9780813916972","price":3426.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813916972.webp?v=1778050731","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-american-culture-wars-current-contests-and-future-prospects-9780813916972","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}