In the wake of a bitter presidential campaign and in the face of
numerous divisive policy questions, many Americans wonder if their
country has split in two. People are passionately choosing sides on
contentious issues such as the invasion of Iraq, gay marriage,
stem-cell research, and the right to die, and the battle over
abortion continues unabated. Social and political splits fascinate
the media: we hear of Red States against Blue States and the
"Religious Right" against "Secular America"; Fox News and Air
America; NASCAR dads and soccer moms. Is America, in fact, divided
so clearly? Does a moderate middle still exist? Is the national
fabric fraying? To the extent that these divisions exist, are they
simply the healthy and unavoidable products of a diverse,
democratic nation? In Is There a Culture War? two of America's
leading authorities on political culture lead a provocative and
thoughtful investigation of this question and its ramifications.
James Davison Hunter and Alan Wolfe debate these questions with
verve, insight, and a deep knowledge rooted in years of study and
reflection. Long before most scholars and pundits addressed the
issue, Hunter and Wolfe were identifying the fault lines in the
debate. Hunter's 1992 book Culture Wars put the term in popular
circulation, arguing that America was in the midst of a "culture
war" over "our most fundamental and cherished assumptions about how
to order our lives." Six years later, in One Nation After All,
Wolfe challenged the idea of a culture war and argued that a
majority of Americans were seeking a middle way, a blend of the
traditional and the modern. For the first time, these two
distinguished scholars join in dialogue to clarify their
differences, update their arguments, and search for the truth about
America's cultural condition.
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