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Making the Bible Belt : Texas prohibitionists and the politicization of Southern religion /

By reconstructing the religious crusade to achieve prohibition in Texas, Making the Bible Belt reveals how southern religious leaders overcame longstanding anticlerical traditions, built a formidable social movement, and, in the course of outlawing liquor, injected religion irreversibly into public...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Locke, Joseph L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Prohibition > Texas > History.
Texas > Religion.
Religion and politics > Texas > History.
Religion and politics > Southern States > History.
Religion et politique > Texas > Histoire.
Religion et politique > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Prohibition
Religion
Religion and politics
Southern States
Texas
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:By reconstructing the religious crusade to achieve prohibition in Texas, Making the Bible Belt reveals how southern religious leaders overcame longstanding anticlerical traditions, built a formidable social movement, and, in the course of outlawing liquor, injected religion irreversibly into public life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (283 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190216290
0190216298
9780190216313
019021631X