People's Revolt - Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism

An engaging and meticulously researched history of Texas Populism and its contributions to modern American liberalism"A work of deep research and profound wisdom that adds a critical dimension to our understanding of Populism and the American liberal tradition. It is political history at its finest."-Charles Postel, author of The Populist VisionIn 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. Although their political movement ultimately failed, this volume reveals how the ideas of the Texas People's Party have shaped American political history.

Product details

• Authors: Gregg Cantrell, Gregg (University of North Texas) Cantrell, Cantrell Gregg
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780300100976
• ISBN: 978-0-300-10097-6
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 242 mm x 37 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies