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Hellfire nation : the politics of sin in American history / James A. Morone

Author
Morone, James A., 1951-
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2003]
Copyright Date
©2003
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 575 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction : A nation with the soul of a church -- pt. 1. The Puritan foundations of morality politics (1630-1776). Us : the city on a hill -- Them : heretic, heathen, and witch -- The Puritans become America -- pt. 2. The abolitionist crusade (1800-1865). The wrath of God in Black and white -- Abolition! -- South : the pro-slavery argument -- North : the ragged chorus of the Union -- pt. 3. The Victorian quest for virtue (1870-1929). Purity and the woman's sphere -- White slaves and the modern witch-hunt -- Temperance : crucible of race and class -- Prohibition and the rise of big government -- pt. 4. The Social Gospel at high tide (1932-1973). The New Deal call to alms -- Manifest destiny and the Cold War -- The sixties -- pt. 5. The Puritans roar again. Modern morals.
Summary
Annotation. Although the US is proud of being a secular state, religion lies at the heart of American politics. This volume looks at how the country came to have the soul of a church & the consequences - the moral crusades against slavery, alcohol, witchcraft & discrimination that time & again have prevailed upon the nation.
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9780300130232 (electronic bk.)
0300130236 (electronic bk.)
0300105177
9780300105179
1281722308
9781281722300
9780300094848
0300094841
9786611722302
6611722300
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-560) and index.
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