Saints Under Siege : The Texas State Raid on the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Past as Prologue: A Comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado Polygamy Raids -- 2. Rescuing Children? Government Raids and Child Abuse Allegations in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective -...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Past as Prologue: A Comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado Polygamy Raids -- 2. Rescuing Children? Government Raids and Child Abuse Allegations in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective -- 3. The Struggle for Legitimacy: Tensions between the LDS and FLDS -- 4. Reader Responses to the Yearning for Zion Ranch Raid and Its Aftermath on the Websites of the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News -- 5. Deconstructing Official Rationales for the Texas State Raid on the FLDS -- 6. Texas Redux: A Comparative Analysis of the FLDS and Branch Davidian Raids -- 7. Large-Scale FLDS Raids: The Dangers and Appeal of Crime Control Theater -- 8. Strategic Dissolution and the Politics of Opposition: Parallels in the State Raids on the Twelve Tribes and the FLDS -- 9. Political and Legislative Context of the FLDS Raid in Texas -- 10. Pyrrhic Victory? An Analysis of the Appeal Court Opinions Concerning the FLDS Children -- About the Contributors -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung