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Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right
- De: Randall Balmer
- Narrado por: Trevor Thompson
- Duración: 1 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 104
There is a commonly accepted story about the rise of the Religious Right in the United States. It goes like this: With righteous fury, American evangelicals entered the political arena as a unified front to fight the legality of abortion after the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. The problem is this story simply isn’t true.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Needs more nuance, but basic thesis is right
- De Adam Shields en 08-10-21
Good points but repetitive
Revisado: 06-23-22
Balmer has a good point to make, though one he's made elsewhere. I expected some elaboration of his thoughts on the implications of the start of the religious right in the effort to preserve tax exemption for "segregation academies:." Instead, he simply repeats the same point again and again. Excellent scholar but not worth a credit or the money.
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The End of the Suburbs
- Where the American Dream is Moving
- De: Leigh Gallagher
- Narrado por: Jessica Geffen
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 65
For nearly 70 years, the suburbs were as American as apple pie. But in recent years things have started to change. An epic housing crisis revealed existing problems with this unique pattern of development, while the steady pull of long-simmering economic, societal and demographic forces has culminated in a Perfect Storm that has led to a profound shift in the way we desire to live. In The End of the Suburbs journalist Leigh Gallagher traces the rise and fall of American suburbia from the stately railroad suburbs that sprung up outside American cities in the 19th and early 20th centuries to current-day sprawling exurbs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Informative, but the title is a lie
- De Marie en 08-27-13
- The End of the Suburbs
- Where the American Dream is Moving
- De: Leigh Gallagher
- Narrado por: Jessica Geffen
Useful overview, but reading distracts
Revisado: 08-11-14
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, though as the previous reviewer said, it's best for an hour or so at a time. The overview of suburban development and relative decline is helpful, though quite repetitive, but she has some very good and memorable vignettes.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Not applicable
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Repeatedly mispronouncing fairly simple words. The audio needed a good editor.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
N/A
Any additional comments?
As for the writing, tighter editing would be helpful to avoid falling into the same cliches - and much more sustained attention to the paradox of how suburbanites' return to the urban core is reshaping the character of cities ("suburbanizing" them). The narrator has a pleasant voice, but unfortunately the mispronunciations are distracting.
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