Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Voices, and Viewpoints (2 Volumes) - Hardcover

Chapman, Roger; Ciment, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765617617 ISBN 13: 9780765617613

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

This work argues that there are fundamental and systemic power structures - monopoly access to information or finance, employer power, etc - at work in market economies, which affect their ability to compete in the same way that stae controlled economies hinder business.

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From Booklist

This specialized encyclopedia groups a tremendously wide range of topics under the general rubric of “culture wars.” Among the more than 600 entries will be found coverage of the American Civil Liberties Union; Barbie doll; Coulter, Ann; Fur; Gangs; Hispanic Americans; Moore, Michael; and Smoking in public. Each entry includes see also references and a bibliography. A “Topic Finder” helps readers find like articles under loose groupings such as “Activists and Advocates,” “Ideologies and Movements,” and “Social and Moral Issues.” The contributors, virtually all academics, display a rarely bland, sometimes quirky, and usually engaging style of writing. Entries do a good job of explaining why the topics they address are part of the culture wars, and many lay out opposing viewpoints as well as providing context and background. For example, Drug testing explains how the practice began and has grown and outlines the arguments and strategies on both sides. Longer entries, such as Globalization, Health care, and Right to die, offer useful historical summaries showing how various debates have evolved. Statistics, important court cases, and books and other documents are cited throughout the entries, bolstering their authority and objectivity. Culture Wars makes for interesting reading and is recommended for collections in academic and large public libraries. --Art A. Lichtenstein

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0765617617
• ISBN 13: 9780765617613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 800