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Danger On The Doorstep

Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture in the Progressive Era

by Justin Nordstrom

  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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From 1910 to the end of World War I, American society witnessed a tremendous outpouring of books, pamphlets, and especially newspapers espousing virulently anti-Catholic themes and calling on readers to recognize the danger of Catholicism to the American republic. By 1915, the most popular anti-Catholic newspaper, "The Menace", boasted over 1.6 million weekly readers. Justin Nordstrom's "Danger on the Doorstep" examines for the first time the rise and abrupt decline of anti-Catholic literature during the Progressive Era, as well as the issues and motivations that informed anti-Catholic writers and their "Romanist" opponents. Nordstrom explores the connection between anti-Catholicism and nationalism from 1910-1919. He argues that the anti-Catholic literature that occupied such a prominent place in the cultural landscape derived its popularity by infusing long-standing anti-Catholic traditions with the emerging themes of progressivism, masculinity, and nationalism.Nordstrom demonstrates that in the pages of anti-Catholic texts, Catholicism emerged as a manifestation of and a scapegoat for the dangers of modernity - including rampant urbanization, immigration, political corruption, and the proliferation of power conglomerates. Samples of Menace cartoons underscore Nordstrom's arguments. This fascinating look at an understudied episode of anti-Catholic radicalism will be of interest to scholars and students of religious history, popular culture, and journalism.
Danger On The Doorstep and Danger on the Doorstep: Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture in the Progressive Era
Danger on the Doorstep: Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture in the Progressive EraDanger On The Doorstep

  • Author

    Justin Nordstrom

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    University Of Notre Dame Press

  • Published

    September 2006

  • Weight

    418g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780268036058

  • ISBN-10

    0268036055

  • Eden Code

    1006933

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