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People without power : the war on populism and the fight for democracy / Thomas Frank.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frank, Thomas, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Populism.
- Democracy--History.
- Democracy.
- History.
- World politics--19th century.
- World politics.
- World politics--20th century.
- World politics--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 307 pages ; 20 cm
- regular print
- Place of Publication:
- Melbourne, Vic. : Scribe, 2020.
- Summary:
- An eye-opening account of populism, the most important - and misunderstood - movement of our time. Everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today, populism is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake. The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and liberation; it is the story of democracy itself, of its ever-widening promise of a decent life for all. Taking us from the tumultuous 1890s, when the radical left-wing US Populist Party fought plutocrats, to the triumphs of reformers under Roosevelt and Truman, Frank reminds us how much we owe to the populist ethos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781925849288
- 1925849287
- 9781912854226
- 1912854228
- OCLC:
- 1111948261
- Publisher Number:
- 99985023303
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