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Gender, Faith, and Charity in Mexico from the Reform to the Revolution

By Silvia Marina Arrom
Published by UNM Press
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About The Book

This thoughtful study challenges a number of widespread assumptions about the role of Catholicism in Mexican history by examining two related Catholic charities: the male Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.

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Silvia Marina Arrom

Silvia Marina Arrom is the Jane's Professor of Latin American Studies emerita at Brandeis University. Her publications include The Women of Mexico City, 1790-1857, Containing the Poor: The Mexico City Poor House, 1774-1871, and Riots in the Cities: Popular Politics and the Urban Poor in Latin America, 1765-1910.

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  • Publisher: UNM Press (February 15, 2016)
  • Length: 296 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826341884

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A well-researched, clearly written book. . . . Courses on Latin American religion would benefit from its inclusion.
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Gender, Faith, and Charity in Mexico from the Reform to the Revolution

By Silvia Marina Arrom
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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