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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458058403321

Autore

Hahn Steven <1951->

Titolo

The Roots of Southern Populism [[electronic resource] ] : Yeoman Farmers and the Transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1985

ISBN

1-280-53319-6

9786610533190

0-19-802043-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Disciplina

322.440975809034

975.8/041

Soggetti

Cotton trade

Populism

Populism - History - 19th century - Georgia

Cotton trade - Georgia

Regions & Countries - Americas

United States Local History

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE: ""THE POOR MAN'S BEST GOVERNMENT""; 1. ""Society in the up Country""; 2. Bounds of Custom; 3. The Politics of Independence; PART TWO: THE VORTEX OF THE COTTON ECONOMY; 4. The Transformation of the Countryside; 5. Merchants, Farmers, and the Marketplace; 6. Power and Politics; 7. Common Right and Commonwealth; Epilogue: The Contours of Populism; Appendix: Statistical Methods and Tables; Essay on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

In this examination of the rise of agrarian radicalism in the late 19th-century South, Hahn focuses on social change and popular consciousness while exploring populism's kinship with other



movements such as labour radicalism.