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Friends of the unrighteous mammon : northern Christians and market capitalism, 1815-1860 /
The Bible told antebellum Christians that they could not serve both God and Mammon, but in the midst of the market revolution of the 19th century, most of them held on to their faith while simultaneously working furiously to make a place for themselves in a changing economic climate. Davenport exami...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The Bible told antebellum Christians that they could not serve both God and Mammon, but in the midst of the market revolution of the 19th century, most of them held on to their faith while simultaneously working furiously to make a place for themselves in a changing economic climate. Davenport examines this paradoxical partnership. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 269 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226137087 0226137082 1281959480 9781281959485 9786611959487 6611959483 |