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University Of Massachusetts-Amherst - University Of Massachusetts - Winter 2011 (Begins December 2010) | ||
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 | The Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished Holiday by Professor Stephen Nissenbaum Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1997 ISBN-10: 0-679-74038-4 / 0679740384 ISBN-13: 978-0-679-74038-4 / 9780679740384 Fascinating. --The New York Times Book Review Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Christmas was once an occasion for drunkenness and riot, when poor "wassailers ext | |