Description: In The Stranger Next Door, Alrene Stein explores how a small community with a declining industrial economy became the site of a bitter battle over gay rights. Fearing job loss and a feeling of being left behind, one Oregon town’s working-class residents allied with religious conservatives to deny the civil liberties of queer men and women. In a book that combines strong on-the-ground research and lucid analysis with a novelist’s imaginative sympathy, Stein’s exploration of how fear and uncertainty can cause citizens to shift blame onto “strangers” provides insight into the challenges the country faces in the age of Trump.
Winner of the 2001 Ruth Benedict Award
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Narrative Type: book
Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Book Title: Stranger Next Door : The Story of a Small Community's Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights; or, How the Right Divides Us
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Civil Rights, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies
Genre: Political Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Arlene Stein
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
