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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Main Author: Kemeny, Paul Charles 1960- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Kemeny, P. C., The New England Watch and Ward Society] (2020) (Sizer, Aaron)
Further subjects:B 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
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0190844396