Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History

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. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider social processes.

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Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History

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. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider social processes.

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Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History

Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History

by John R. Hall
Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History

Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History

by John R. Hall

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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. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider social processes.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781351516907
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/12/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 404
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

John R. Hall

Table of Contents

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
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