E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Political Nativism in the Antebellum West
E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Reihe: Catholic Practice in North America
ISBN: 978-0-8232-8987-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
In six detailed chapters, Ritter explains how unprecedented immigration from Europe and rapid westward expansion re-ignited fears of Catholicism as a corrosive force. He presents new research on the inner sanctums of the secretive Order of Know-Nothings and provides original data on immigration, crime, and poverty in the urban West. Ritter argues that the country’s first bout of political nativism actually renewed Americans’ commitment to church–state separation. Native-born Americans compelled Catholics and immigrants, who might have otherwise shared an affinity for monarchism, to accept American-style democracy. Catholics and immigrants forced Americans to adopt a more inclusive definition of religious freedom.
This study offers valuable insight into the history of nativism in U.S. politics and sheds light on present-day concerns about immigration, particularly the role of anti-Islamic appeals in recent elections.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1
Chapter 1
The Valley of Decision 9
Chapter 2
Culture War 31
Chapter 3
The Power of Nativist Rhetoric 60
Chapter 4
The Order of Know-Nothings and Secret Democracy 82
Chapter 5
Crime, Poverty, and the Economic Origins of Political Nativism 105
Chapter 6
From Anti-Catholicism to Church-State Separation 148
Epilogue
The Specter of Anti-Catholicism, New Nativism, and the
Ascendancy of Religious Freedom 174
Notes 185
Index 251