The Populist Moment A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America

by Goodwyn, Lawrence

• ISBN13: 9780195024173
• ISBN10: 0195024176
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1978-11-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This condensed version of Lawrence Goodwyn's Democratic Promise, the highly-acclaimed study on American Populism which the Civil Liberties Review called "a brilliant, comprehensive study," offers new political language designed to provide a fresh means of assessing both democracy andauthoritarianism today.

Author Biography

Lawrence Goodwyn is Professor of History, Duke University

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. VII
Acknowledgments	p. XXV
Creating a Democratic Politics	p. 1
Prelude to Populism Discovering the Limits of American Politics	p. 3
The Alliance Develops a Movement Culture	p. 20
The Cooperative Vision Building a Democratic Economy	p. 55
The People's Movement Encounters the Received Culture	p. 95
The National Alliance Organizing Northern Farmers, Southern Blacks, and Urban Workers	p. 97
Reform and Its Shadow the Core Cultural Struggle	p. 125
Reform Politicians, Reform Editors, and Plain People the Language of American Populism	p. 174
The Triumph of the Corporate State	p. 213
The Shadow Movement Acquires a Purpose	p. 215
The Last Agrarian Crusade the Movement Vs. the Silver Lobby	p. 230
Afterword	p. 323
A Critical Essay on Authorities	p. 333
Index	p. 343
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