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Contents

List of Abbreviations

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

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

PART TWO: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS

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

PART THREE: LEGAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES

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

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