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Autore |
Hahn Steven <1951-> |
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Titolo |
The roots of Southern populism : yeoman farmers and the transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890 / / Steven Hahn |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1985 |
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1-280-53319-6 |
9786610533190 |
0-19-802043-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 354 pages) : maps |
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Disciplina |
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322.440975809034 |
975.8/041 |
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Soggetti |
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Populism - History - 19th century - Georgia |
Cotton trade - Georgia - History - 19th century |
Georgia Politics and government 1775-1865 |
Georgia Politics and government 1865-1950 |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography (p. 311-327) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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