Miss America's God : Faith and Identity in America's Oldest Pageant

Name: Miss America's God : Faith and Identity in America's Oldest Pageant
Brand: Baylor University Press

Baylor University Press

The Miss America pageant has extraordinary staying power. Despite the cultural winds of the past century, Miss America continues to captivate the nation, giving America what it wants most - sex, entertainment, competition, religion, and even self-discovery.\nIn Miss America's God, Mandy McMichael traces the pageant's long and complicated history. She demonstrates that the pageant is a little explored window into American culture, one that reveals a complex cocktail of all Americans hold dear. Ultimately, McMichael contends that the pageant is an unexpected cultural space of religious expression and self-discovery for many contestants whose faith communities support and validate their pageant participation.\nMiss America's God utilizes feminist theory, women's history, sociology,\n\nMiss America's God\nFaith and Identity in America's Oldest Pageant\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease not;