The New England Watch and Ward Society
Introduction -- The origins of the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice -- The New England Society for the Suppression of Vice: who they were and why they wanted to suppress obscene literature -- The Protestant establishment in action -- Suppressing the "gambling hell" -- The fa...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Jahr: 2018 |
| Rezensionen: | [Rezension von: Kemeny, P. C., The New England Watch and Ward Society] (2020) (Sizer, Aaron)
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Vice control (Massachusetts) (Boston)
Societies, etc
B Watch and Ward Society (Boston, Mass.) History B Censorship (Massachusetts) (Boston) History B Vigilance committees (Massachusetts) (Boston) History B Protestantism (Massachusetts) (Boston) History B Boston (Mass.) Moral conditions |
| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- The origins of the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice -- The New England Society for the Suppression of Vice: who they were and why they wanted to suppress obscene literature -- The Protestant establishment in action -- Suppressing the "gambling hell" -- The failed campaign against prostitution -- The halcyon days of Protestant moral reform -- The demise of Protestant moral reform politics -- Epilogue |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | xi, 396 Seiten, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0190844396 |