The Louisiana populist movement, 1881-1900 / Donna A. Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Donna A., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conditions.

Social movements.

History.

Populism.

Louisiana--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Louisiana.

Politics and government.

Populism--Louisiana--History--19th century.

Social movements--Louisiana--History--19th century.

Louisiana--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

xx, 318 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2011]

Summary:

This history of the political fortunes of the populist movement of the late nineteenth century examines the one region in which affiliated parties and candidates failed to make electoral headway. The work discusses the reasons the Populist Party in Louisiana failed to mobilize the numbers of lower class agricultural voters that were powerful in other states and presents an analysis of political, racial and social conditions that influenced this outcome. Barnes is a professor of sociology at the University of Wyoming. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Louisiana populism : through the lens of social movement theory

Backdrop to populism

The rise of a small farmers' movement

The Colored Farmers' Alliance

The shift to politics

The rise of the third-party revolt

Third-party framing shifts, 1892-1894

Framing challenges in the mid-1890s

The collapse of the populist movement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807137277

0807137278

OCLC:

649419001