John R Hall

Gone from the Promised Land

Jonestown in American Cultural History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this superb cultural history, John R. Hall presents a reasoned analysis of the meaning of Jonestown--why it happened and how it is tied to our history as a nation, our ideals, our practices, and the tension of modern culture

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 717g
• ISBN-13: 9781138524514
• ISBN-10: 1138524514
• Artikelnr.: 49209676

Autorenporträt

John R. Hall

Inhaltsangabe

I: PART
1: Jim Jones
2: The Preacher
3: The Prophet
4: The Temple
5: The Ark
II: Part
6: The Corporate Conglomerate
7: The Collectivist Reformation
8: Politics and Public Relations
III: Part
9: From the Promised Land to the Promised Land
10: The Concerned Relatives, the "Concentration Camp," and the "Conspiracy"
11: The Apocalypse at Jonestown
12: After Jonestown