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McVeigh Rory |
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The rise of the Ku Klux Klan : right-wing movements and national politics / / Rory McVeigh |
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Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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Collana |
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Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; 32 |
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Disciplina |
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322.4 |
322.4/20973 |
322.420973 |
366 |
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Soggetti |
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Right-wing extremists - United States - History - 20th century |
Social movements - United States - History - 20th century |
Racism - United States - History - 20th century |
Political culture - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Race relations Political aspects History 20th century |
United States Politics and government 1913-1921 |
United States Politics and government 1921-1923 |
United States Politics and government 1923-1929 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Klan as a national movement -- The rebirth of a Klan nation, 1915-1924 -- Power devaluation -- Responding to economic change : redefining markets along cultural lines -- National politics and mobilizing "100 percent American" voters -- Fights over schools and booze -- How to recruit a Klansman -- Klan activism across the country -- The Klan's last gasp : campaigning to keep a Catholic out of the White House, 1925-1928 -- Conclusion: Right-wing movements, yesterday and today. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1915, forty years after the original Ku Klux Klan disbanded, a former farmer, circuit preacher, and university lecturer named Colonel William Joseph Simmons revived the secret society. By the early 1920's the KKK |
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