Populist Persuasion : An American History by Michael Kazin (1998, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-100801485584

ISBN-139780801485589

eBay Product ID (ePID)222831

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitlePopulist Persuasion : an American History

Number of Pages408 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicUnited States / 20th Century, United States / 19th Century, History & Theory, United States / General

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorMichael Kazin

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-028106

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Michael Kazin enables us to begin to understand the way in which populism has changed from a politics of the left to a politics of the right. The important questions raised by the success of the populist right in the United States are illuminated in Kazin's splendid and timely book."--The Nation, "A perceptive and passionately liberal book. . . . Beginning with the antislavery crusade of the 1840s, Kazin skillfully surveys more than a century of mass protests, using imagery and symbolism as his guides."-David Oshinsky, The New York Times, "A perceptive and passionately liberal book. . . . Beginning with the antislavery crusade of the 1840s, Kazin skillfully surveys more than a century of mass protests, using imagery and symbolism as his guides."--New York Times, "Kazin shows populism's canny ability to mix homespun rhetoric and political savvy. . . . The book explains something very important in American life with scrupulous fairness and a keen eye for the humanizing detail. It is as good a road map as we have to the politics of the people who work hard and play by the rules."--Wall Street Journal, "Michael Kazin enables us to begin to understand the way in which populism has changed from a politics of the left to a politics of the right. The important questions raised by the success of the populist right in the United States are illuminated in Kazin's splendid and timely book."--Thomas Bender, The Nation, "Kazin shows populism's canny ability to mix homespun rhetoric and political savvy. . . . The book explains something very important in American life with scrupulous fairness and a keen eye for the humanizing detail. It is as good a road map as we have to the politics of the people who work hard and play by the rules."--Christopher Caldwell, The Wall Street Journal, "Kazin shows populism's canny ability to mix homespun rhetoric and political savvy. . . . The book explains something very important in American life with scrupulous fairness and a keen eye for the humanizing detail. It is as good a road map as we have to the politics of the people who work hard and play by the rules."-Christopher Caldwell, The Wall Street Journal, "A perceptive and passionately liberal book. . . . Beginning with the antislavery crusade of the 1840s, Kazin skillfully surveys more than a century of mass protests, using imagery and symbolism as his guides."--David Oshinsky, The New York Times, "Michael Kazin enables us to begin to understand the way in which populism has changed from a politics of the left to a politics of the right. The important questions raised by the success of the populist right in the United States are illuminated in Kazin's splendid and timely book."-Thomas Bender, The Nation

Dewey Decimal973

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Speaking for the People 1. Inheritance 2. The Righteous Commonwealth of the Late Nineteenth Century 3. Workers as Citizens: Labor and the Left in the Gompers Era 4. Onward, Christian Mothers and Soldiers: The Prohibitionist Crusade 5. Social Justice and Social Paranoia: The Catholic Populism of Father Coughlin 6. The Many and the Few: The CIO and the Embrace of Liberalism 7. A Free People Fight Back: The Rise and Fall of the Cold War Right 8. Power to Which People? The Tragedy of the White New Left 9. Stand Up for the Working Man: George Wallace and the Making of a New Right 10. The Conservative Capture: From Nixon to Reagan 11. Spinning the People Conclusion: A Language We Need? A Note on Method Notes Further Reading Index

SynopsisMichael Kazin enables us to begin to understand the way in which populism has changed from a politics of the left to a politics of the right. The important questions raised by the success of the populist right in the United States are illuminated in...|9780801485589|, "Kazin has written a thoughtful and important book on one of the more consequential movements in American politics-populism. Tracing the emergence of populist campaigns from the 19th century to the present day, he looks at such movements as the labor movement, the prohibitionist crusade, Catholic radio populist Father Coughlin, the New Left, and the recent advance of conservative populism, as identified with such figures as George Wallace and Ronald Reagan. Kazin opens by saying, 'I began to write this book as a way of making sense of a painful experience: the decline of the American Left, including its liberal component, and the rise of the Right.' Anyone interested in either political tendency will find this book both informative and engaging. It is a powerful, elegantly written, and observant study that never fails to retain the reader's interest."--Library Journal For the revised Cornell edition, Michael Kazin has rewritten the final chapter, bringing his coverage of populism up to the 1996 presidential election and added a new conclusion., "Kazin has written a thoughtful and important book on one of the more consequential movements in American politics-populism. Tracing the emergence of populist campaigns from the 19th century to the present day, he looks at such movements as the labor movement, the prohibitionist crusade, Catholic radio populist Father Coughlin, the New Left, and the recent advance of conservative populism, as identified with such figures as George Wallace and Ronald Reagan. Kazin opens by saying, 'I began to write this book as a way of making sense of a painful experience: the decline of the American Left, including its liberal component, and the rise of the Right.' Anyone interested in either political tendency will find this book both informative and engaging. It is a powerful, elegantly written, and observant study that never fails to retain the reader's interest."-- Library Journal For the revised Cornell edition, Michael Kazin has rewritten the final chapter, bringing his coverage of populism up to the 1996 presidential election and added a new conclusion.

LC Classification NumberE661.K25 1998