Sara Diamond (sociologist)

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Sara R. Diamond
Education University of California, Irvine
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Occupations Sociologist, journalist and attorney
Known forBooks about the Christian Right in the United States, and The Sara Diamond Collection on the U.S. Right, at the Bancroft Library

Sara Diamond (1958- ) is an American sociologist, journalist and attorney, and the author of four books that "study and expose the agenda and tactics of the American political right wing", [1] including three which focused on the Christian Right in the United States.

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Early life and education

Sara Rose Diamond was born on November 28, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts. [2]

Diamond attended the University of California at Irvine, graduating in 1979. She then attended graduate school at U.C. Berkeley, where she earned a M.A in sociology in 1988, followed by a Ph.D. in 1993. [2]

Career

Following the publication of her first book, Spiritual Warfare: The Politics of the Christian Right, Diamond was interviewed frequently on Pacifica Radio stations during the 1990s, as well as on the Alternative Radio program. [3]

Having conducted research since the early 1980s, Diamond's Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Right-Wing Movements in the United States, 1945-1992", served as the basis for her second book, Roads to Dominion, [ citation needed ] which focused on Christian Dominionism.

Diamond's book, Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right, was reviewed by Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Diamond has taught journalism and sociology at several California universities, and for several years wrote a regular column for Z Magazine . She is also known[ citation needed ] for her critique of the US Institute of Peace. [8]

Diamond then switched careers, attending the Hastings College of Law, from which she graduated in 2003. [2]

The Bancroft Library at U.C. Berkeley maintains the Sara Diamond Collection on the U.S. Right, an archive of the materials she assembled about the conservative movement in the United States. University publications have described it as one of the largest collections of its type in the country. [9] [10]

Books

Reviews

References

  1. ↑ Thomson, Contemporary Authors Online
  2. 1 2 3 "Sara Diamond". NNDB online database. 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sara Diamond", Alternative Radio website.
  4. ↑ Booklist, October 15, 1998, Mary Carroll, review of Not by Politics Alone, p. 393.
  5. ↑ Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 1998, review of Not by Politics Alone.
  6. ↑ Library Journal, October 15, 1998, Thomas H. Ferrell, review of Not by Politics Alone, p. 84.
  7. ↑ Publishers Weekly, October 12, 1998, review of Not by Politics Alone, p. 65.
  8. ↑ Sara Diamond and Richard Hatch, "Operation Peace Institute", Zmag, July/August 1990.
  9. ↑ "Conservative movement". Around Cal. 1999. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ Scalise, Kathleen (September 28, 1998). "UC Berkeley's new, rare collection on U.S. conservative movement can be viewed Monday, Sept. 28". University of California Berkeley Public Affairs. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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