{"product_id":"the-stranger-next-door-9780807007181","title":"The Stranger Next Door","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ruth Benedict Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a small town’s fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuable—and whose are expendable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Stein’s award-winning work of narrative sociology, \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e, contextualizing the so-called “culture wars” as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto “strangers” and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timbertown” felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were t","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527750099287,"sku":"9780807007181","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807007181.jpg?v=1731869095","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-stranger-next-door-9780807007181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}