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11%OFFMatthew A. Redinger - American Catholics and the Mexican Revolution, 1924-1936 - 9780268040239 - V9780268040239
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American Catholics and the Mexican Revolution, 1924-1936

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Description for American Catholics and the Mexican Revolution, 1924-1936 Paperback. Offers an insightful analysis of the efforts of many American Catholics as a private interest group to effect change in the public policy of Mexico and in US-Mexican relations. The author's judicious examination of ecclesiastical and governmental archives, as well as personal papers, elucidates an important period in American Catholic history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.

“Geography brought them together, but history drove them apart.” This is the fundamental reality of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, contends Matthew A. Redinger. Roman Catholics in the United States became increasingly alarmed by the anticlerical articles included in the new Mexican Constitution of 1917 and by the moves to enforce them in the 1920s, through nationalizing church property and closing religious schools. U.S. Catholics viewed the anticlerical agenda of radical social reformers as a threat to their very soul. Individual religious and lay leaders and numerous Catholic organizations responded by launching broad-based initiatives to arouse sympathetic ... Read more

Redinger’s study offers an insightful analysis of the efforts of many American Catholics working as a private interest group to effect change in U.S.–Mexican relations and in the public policy of this nation. His judicious examination of numerous ecclesiastical and governmental archives, as well as personal papers, elucidates an important period in American Catholic history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268040239
SKU
V9780268040239
Shipping Time
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About Matthew A. Redinger
Matthew A. Redinger is professor of history at Montana State University, Billings.

Reviews for American Catholics and the Mexican Revolution, 1924-1936
"This in-depth study details the efforts of Catholic Church leaders, activists, and laypeople to pressure the federal government to protect the rights of Mexican Catholic coreligionists living under the anticlerical Mexican revolutionary constitution of 1917." —Choice "Events in the 1920's presented a formidable challenge to Catholics on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. . . In the United States, Catholic ... Read more

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