{"product_id":"crisis-of-care-brandi-denison-9781469697727","title":"Crisis of Care: Religion and Empire in the American West Since 1848","description":"As the United States expanded westward during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, religion played a key role in US imperial desires--whether a particular religious tradition thwarted these desires, worked to uphold them, or fell somewhere in between. Illuminating how religious institutions, leaders, and practitioners tended to their communities in the face of land dispossession, settlement, and resettlement, \u003ci\u003eCrisis of Care\u003c\/i\u003e contends that training an eye on care--intentional attentiveness to the welfare of individuals, communities, or whole societies--complicates the narrative of inevitable westward expansion and reveals the fragility of identities anchored in dominance. In this carefully curated volume, contributors highlight the many ways religious peoples of the American West looked after themselves and their communities despite the burden of--and their participation in--state violence. This collection may perhaps guide us to do the same as we face contemporary, tumultuous change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include James B. Bennett, Carleigh Beriont, Thomas S. Bremer, Jon Garcia, Lynne Gerber, Jennifer Graber, Max Greenberg, Brennan Keegan, Nicole C. Kirk, Andrew Klumpp, Chrissy Yee Lau, Quincy D. Newell, and Joshua Paddison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandi Denison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469697726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469697727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Brandi Denison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623634186495,"sku":"9781469697727","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crisis-of-care-brandi-denison-9781469697727","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}