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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-101607886251
ISBN-139781607886259
eBay Product ID (ePID)84240016
Product Key Features
Book TitleC Street : the Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
TopicAmerican Government / Legislative Branch, Commentary & Opinion, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Publication Year2010
LanguageEnglish
GenrePolitical Science
AuthorJeff Sharlet
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 In.
Item Length5.8 In.
Item Width5.2 In.
Item Weight7.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal322/.10973
Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition
SynopsisA New York Times bestselling journalist offers a comprehensive look at the corruption hidden deep within the foundation of American democracy. C Street - where piety, politics, and corruption meet Jeff Sharlet is the only journalist to have reported from inside the C Street House, the Fellowship residence known simply by its Washington, DC address. The house has lately been the scene of notorious political scandal, but more crucially it is home to efforts to transform the very fabric of American democracy. And now, after laying bare its tenants' past in The Family , Sharlet reports from deep within fundamentalism in today's world, revealing that the previous efforts of religious fundamentalists in America pale in comparison with their long-term ambitions. When Barack Obama entered the White House, headlines declared the age of culture wars over. In C Street , Sharlet shows why these conflicts endure and why they matter now - from the sensationalism of Washington sex scandals to fundamentalism's long shadow in Africa, where Ugandan culture warriors determined to eradicate homosexuality have set genocide on simmer. We've reached a point where piety and corruption are not at odds but one and the same. Reporting with exclusive sources and explosive documents from C Street, the war on gays in Uganda, and the battle for the soul of America's armed forces - waged by a 15,000-strong movement of officers intent on "reclaiming territory for Christ in the military" Sharlet reveals not the last gasp of old-time religion but the new front lines of fundamentalism.