Government Surveillance of Religious Expression: Mormons, Quakers, and Muslims in the United States

ISBN-13: 9781138306714 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 168 str.

Kathryn Montalbano

Opis

This book presents three case studies to form a new framework for discussions of the historical and contemporary monitoring of religion. It shows that government surveillance is less predictable and monolithic than we might assume.

Spis treści

1 Regulating Religion in the United States  2 The Mormons of the Territory of Utah: Distinguishing Between Belief and Action  3 The Quakers of the AFSC: Unveiling Communism in the Cold War Era  4 The Muslims of Brooklyn, New York: Predicting Terrorism After September 11;  5 Religion, Communication, and the State

O autorze

Kathryn Montalbano is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Young Harris College. Her interdisciplinary research examines the intersection of religion, history, media, and communication. She received her Ph.D. in communications from Columbia University in 2016 and her B.A. in English and sociology (minor) from Haverford College in 2009.