This extraordinary retelling of American political history shows that—despite the clear separation of church and state—religion lies a... read full description
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Oct 07, 2011
Patrick
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Subtitled, "The Politics of Sin in American History," Morone's book describes the historical cycle in American history of moral crises driving politics, beginning with the Puritans. His thesis is that these crises follow a fairly predictable repeating pattern: moralizers denounce some social evil, the general public is rallied both by opposition to the evil and to the demonic "others" that profit by or are seduced by the evil (and this usually ties into patterns of racism and
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Oct 03, 2010
This is my pre-election political book. Democrats aren't perfect, but this broad overview of American politics from the Puritan age to the present sure makes me glad to be one!
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Jan 27, 2009
Megan
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A book truly interesting and worth reading regardless of specific interest in politics. Morone makes a fascinating argument regarding the affect of America's Puritan past on practically all aspects of our history and our culture today.
Nov 10, 2009
Sumayyah
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As interesting as it was, I feel as thought the same thing could have been done with fewer pages.
Dec 16, 2009
Christian
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Morone is amazing! This book is great if you want to look at some "hot" topics in American history—race, sex, violence, drugs, immigration. He compiles historical evidence to answer some of the most challenging quesitons our nation has and continues to face. He is also a great lecturer!
Apr 22, 2011
Ray
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This is a magnificent book on how the thread of religion plays out in "us" against "them" in All of Americas upheavals, from the Puritans to The War on Drugs. Highly recommend for anyone interested in American Political History. Well written and entertaining!
Dec 16, 2009
Krystle
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It's basically an overview of politics/religion in the history of the U.S. I didn't love it but I learned a lot and it would be very interesting to someone who was into history.
Aug 17, 2008
Spectacular history of moral panics in the U.S., from witch hunts to the Moral Majority.
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