A Foreign Kingdom: Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890

Name: A Foreign Kingdom: Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890
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ISBN: 9780252079573

ISBN-10: 0252079574

ISBN-13: 9780252079573

Edition: 2013

Authors: Christine Talbot

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The years from 1852 to 1890 marked a controversial period in Mormonism, when the church's official embrace of polygamy put it at odds with wider American culture. In this study, Christine Talbot explores the controversial era, discussing how plural marriage generated decades of cultural and political conflict over competing definitions of legitimate marriage, family structure, and American identity. In particular, Talbot examines "the Mormon question" with attention to how it constructed ideas about American citizenship around the presumed separation of the public and private spheres. Contrary to the prevailing notion of man as political actor, woman as domestic keeper, and religious…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English