Church and State in the City : Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco

English

Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy Ser.

ISBN: 1439909911

EAN: 9781439909911

Category: Religion / Christianity / Catholic/Political Science / General/Political Science / American Government / Local/Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy/Religion / Religion, Politics & State/Political Science / History & Theory/Religion / General/Social Science / Sociology / Urban/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/

Publisher: Temple University Press

Release Date: 10/31/2012

Synopsis: Church and State in the Cityprovides the first comprehensive analysis of the citys long debate about the public interest. Historian William Issel explores the complex ways that the San Francisco Catholic Church-and its lay men and women-developed relationships with the local businesses, unions, other community groups, and city government to shape debates about how to define-and implement-the common good. Issels deeply researched narrative also sheds new light on the citys socialists, including Communist Party activists-the most important transnational challengers of both capitalism and Catholicism during the twentieth century. Moreover, Church and State in the Cityis revisionist in challenging the notion that the history of urban politics and policy can be best understood as the unfolding of a progressive, secular modernization of urban political culture. Issel shows how tussles over the public interest in San Francisco were both distinctive to the city and shaped by its American character.

Church and State in the City : Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.1 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Pages: 330