| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 270 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The new and alternative religions series
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New and alternative religions series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The past as prologue : a comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado polygamy raids / Martha Bradley Evans -- Rescuing children? : government raids and child abuse allegations in historical and cross-cultural perspective / Susan J. Palmer -- The struggle for legitimacy : tensions between the LDS and FLDS / Ryan T. Cragun, Michael Nielsen and Heather Clingenpeel -- Reader responses to the yearning for Zion Ranch raid and its aftermath on the websites of the Salt Lake tribune and the Desert news / Michael William Hamilton -- Deconstructing official rationales for the Texas State raid on the FLDS / Stuart A. Wright -- Texas redux : a comparative analysis of the FLDS and Branch Davidian raids / Stuart A. Wright and Jennifer Lara Fagen -- Large scale FLDS raids : the dangers and appeal of crime control theater / Camille Brown and Carlene Gonzales -- Strategic dissolution and the politics of opposition : parallels in the state raids on the Twelve Tribes and the FLDS / Jean Swantko Wiseman -- Political and legislative context of the FLDS raid in Texas / James T. Richardson and Tamatha L. Scheinert -- Pyrrhic victory? : an analysis of the appeal court opinions concerning the FLDS children / Tamatha L. Schreinert and James T. Richardson. |
| Summary |
In April 2008, state police and child protection authorities raided Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, Texas, a community of 800 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist branch of the Mormons. State officials claimed that the raid, which was triggered by anonymous phone calls from an underage girl to a domestic violence hotline, was based on evidence of widespread child sexual abuse. In a high-risk paramilitary operation, 439 children were removed from the custody of their parents and held until the Third Court of Appeals found that the st. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History -- 21st century.
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Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
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Church and state -- Texas -- Eldorado Region -- History -- 21st century.
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Church and state. |
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Texas. |
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Eldorado Region (Tex.) -- Church history -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wright, Stuart A.
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Richardson, James T., 1941-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Saints under siege. New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2011 9780814795286 (DLC) 2011015727 (OCoLC)719673388 |
| ISBN |
9780814795309 electronic book |
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0814795307 electronic book |
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9780814795286 |
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0814795285 |
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9780814795293 |
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0814795293 |
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