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Sharp, Elaine B.

Title Morality politics in American cities / Elaine B. Sharp ; with the research assistance of Yvette Alex-Assensoh ... [et al.].

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Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2005.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	320.6 Sh23m 2005	---	Available

Description	xi, 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series	Studies in government and public policy
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.
Contents	Local governance and morality policy : emergence of a neglected issue area -- Studying morality politics -- The local politics of abortion -- Morality politics-casino style -- Local government and the sex industry -- Gays, rights, and local morality politics -- Drugs, health, and local politics -- A contingent approach to understanding morality politics.
Subject	Municipal government -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	City and town life.
	Social problems.
	Church and social problems.
	Christianity and politics.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 2001- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Added Author	Alex-Assensoh, Yvette M.
ISBN	0700613730 (cloth : alk. paper)
	0700613749 (pbk. : alk. paper)