Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 555 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780300252026
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0300252021
Inhalt:
In the years after the Civil War, the banks, railroads, and industrial corporations of Gilded-Age America, abetted by a corrupt political system, concentrated vast wealth in the hands of the few and made poverty the fate of many. In response, a group of hard-pressed farmers and laborers from Texas organized a movement for economic justice called the Texas People's Party--the original Populists. Arguing that these Texas Populists were among the first to elaborate the set of ideas that would eventually become known as modern liberalism, Gregg Cantrell shows how the group broke new ground in reaching out to African Americans and Mexican Americans, rethinking traditional gender roles, and demanding creative solutions and forceful government intervention to solve economic inequality. While their political movement ultimately failed, this volume reveals how the ideas of the Texas People's Party have shaped American political history
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-533) and index
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The roots of Texas populism -- The birth of the people's party and the election of 1892 -- Ideology and policy -- The religious world of Texas populists -- Black Texans and the people's party -- The election of 1894 -- Women, gender, and populism -- Legislating populism -- The problem of the border -- The election of 1896 -- The collapse of Texas populism
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780300100976
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0300100973
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Cantrell, Gregg, 1958- People's Revolt New Haven and London : Yale University Press, [2020] ISBN 0300100973
Sprache:
Englisch
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