What Motivates Cultural Progressives?: Understanding Opposition to the Political and Christian Right

by George Yancey and David A. Williamson

Book Overview

Public activism has grown significantly during the 21st century as a cornerstone of the democratic process. But activism, regardless of its ideological roots, is often interpreted through the lens of the culture wars―pitting social movements with opposing ideals against one another. For too long, as George Yancey and David Williamson argue, progressive activists, one side of these culture wars, have been seldom studied and virtually never...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160258463X
• ISBN13: 9781602584631
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher