Andrew Monteith is Assistant Professor and the Distinguished Emerging Scholar of Religious Studies at Elon University in North Carolina.
The American crusade against intoxicants began earlier than you might think. An in-depth reassessment of the war on drugs, with lessons for students of American religion, crime, and white supremacy. * Kirkus Reviews * Quite thorough in its scope and features theological, legal, racist, and cultural trends as they related to the war on drugs. . . . Solid historically, important culturally and politically, and eye opening religiously. -- Gary Laderman, Goodrich C. White Professor of American Religious History and Cultures, Emory College A superb analysis of one of America’s most enduring social problems. Monteith’s historical research, coupled with his astute engagement with theories of religion, make this a groundbreaking contribution to many fields. -- Cara Burnidge, author of A Peaceful Conquest: Woodrow Wilson, Religion, and the New World Order