Postel, Charles.

The populist vision [electronic resource] / Charles Postel. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xiv, 397 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-377) and index.

Modern times -- I: Farmers -- Push and energy : boosterism and rural reform -- Knowledge and power : machinery of modern education -- A better woman : independence of thought and action -- A farmers' trust : cooperative economies of scale -- II: Populists -- Business politics : state models and political frameworks -- Race progress : shaping a new racial order -- Confederation : urban, labor, and nonconformist reform -- Shrine of science : innovation in populist faith -- Conclusion : populist defeat and its meaning.


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2013.
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Populism--History--United States--19th century.
Social movements--History--United States--19th century.
Farmers--Political activity--History--United States--19th century.
Working class--Political activity--United States--19th century.
Middle class--Political activity--History--United States--19th century.
Capitalism--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Politics and government--1865-1900.
United States--Social conditions--1865-1918.
United States--Economic conditions--1865-1918.


Electronic books.

E661 / .P67 2007eb

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