For the people : American populist movements from the Revolution to the 1850s /

From the Anti-Federalists to the Know-Nothings, Formisano traces populist political movements in the U.S. chronologically from the Revolution to the Civil War, contextualizing them and demonstrating the progression of ideas and movements. Although American populist movements have typically been cate...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Formisano, Ronald P., 1939-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Reeks:Caravan Book.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=226116
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Introduction: populisms, progressive and reactionary
  • The American Revolution and the anti-federalist legacy
  • The taming of the American Revolution
  • The rise of new social movements
  • Anti-masonry: a new kind of populist movement
  • Anti-masonry: progressive and reactionary
  • Anti-masonry, the parties, and the changing public sphere
  • Two "Wars" of the 1840s
  • Epilogue and prologue: the Know-Nothings.