{"product_id":"utah-politics-rod-decker-9781560852728","title":"Utah Politics: The Elephant in the Room","description":"From the tempestuous fight for statehood to the evolution of Utah voters from Democrats to Republicans, Rod Decker analyzes the intersection of politics and faith in the complex political culture of modern Utah. Beginning with the state's roots as a communal theocracy, Utah Politics deftly examines how Mormon morality influenced and continues to shape conflicts on both the local and federal levels. Whether determining the role nuclear fallout played in causing cancer epidemics throughout the state or the influence of Mormon lobbyists, Decker demonstrates how the rose that blossomed in the desert was sometimes fertilized by conspiracy, debate, and political machination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some themes reoccur: governors become popular by fighting federal oversight-- signaling a lingering distrust that Washington could alter the Mormon way of life--and liberals use the court system to circumvent conservative legislatures who see public morality as a defining feature of government. Through this lens, issues both deceptively innocuous and deeply complex underscore Utah's dance with religious freedom and civil liberty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rod Decker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560852720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560852728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signature Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Rod Decker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980096143615,"sku":"9781560852728","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_656f9d55-0f03-47a8-9a4c-1c70526d529b.jpg?v=1683248368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utah-politics-rod-decker-9781560852728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}