International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 18 No. 3 © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved.
Michael Adams (2005). American Backlash: The Untold Story of Social Change in the United States. Toronto: Viking Canada, 230 pp., ISBN 0670063703.
Clyde Wilcox is a professor in the Department of Government, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
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Books that explore the existence and nature of the culture war in the USA are being published at a feverish clip. Some assert that America is a nation divided between blue and red states, between Christian fundamentalists and secular liberals. Others argue that the country is really better thought of as various shades of purple, with substantial shared values and some disagreements, which are exploited by politicians. Michael Adams adds a