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For the people : American populist movements from the Revolution to the 1850s / Ronald P. Formisano.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Formisano, Ronald P., 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Populism--United States--History--18th century.
- Populism.
- Populism--United States--History--19th century.
- Social movements--United States--History--18th century.
- Social movements.
- Social movements--United States--History--19th century.
- Political culture--United States--History--18th century.
- Political culture.
- Political culture--United States--History--19th century.
- Anti-Masonic movements--United States--History.
- Anti-Masonic movements.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1865--Congresses.
- United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For the People offers a new interpretation of populist political movements from the Revolution to the eve of the Civil War and roots them in the disconnect between the theory of rule by the people and the reality of rule by elected representatives. Ron Formisano seeks to rescue populist movements from the distortions of contemporary opponents as well as the misunderstandings of later historians. From the Anti-Federalists to the Know-Nothings, Formisano traces the movements chronologically, contextualizing them and demonstrating the progression of ideas and movements. Although....
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Populisms, Progressive and Reactionary; 2 The American Revolution and the Anti-Federalist Legacy; 3 The Taming of the American Revolution; 4 The Rise of New Social Movements; 5 Anti-Masonry: A New Kind of Populist Movement; 6 Anti-Masonry: Progressive and Reactionary; 7 Anti-Masonry, the Parties, and the Changing Public Sphere; 8 Two "Wars" of the 1840's; 9 Epilogue and Prologue: The Know-Nothings; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- "A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-298) and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908813-3-5
- 979-88-9313-257-1
- 0-8078-8610-6
- 1-4696-0381-0
- 0-8078-8611-4
- OCLC:
- 476176224
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