| Description |
xxviii, 349 pages ; 22 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Abridged edition of Democratic promise. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and index. |
| Contents |
Creating a democratic politics. Prelude to populism : discovering the limits of American politics ; The alliance develops a movement culture ; The cooperative vision : building a democratic economy -- The people's movement encounters the received culture. The national alliance : organizing northern farmers, southern blacks, and urban workers ; Reform and its shadow : the core cultural struggle ; Reform politicians, reform editors, and plain people : the language of American populism -- The triumph of the corporate state. The shadow movement acquires a purpose ; The last agrarian crusade : the movement vs. the silver lobby ; The irony of populism -- Afterword -- A critical essay on authorities -- Index. |
| Summary |
The origins and events of the agrarian revolt and the Populist movement are analyzed from an historical perspective as well as in light of the American concepts of freedom, democracy, and authoritarianism. |
| Subject |
Populism -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1900.
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Populism. (OCoLC)fst01071658
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1865-1900
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0195024168 |
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9780195024166 |
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0195024176 (pbk.) |
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9780195024173 (pbk.) |
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