LEADER 03740nam 2200541 450 001 9910554202103321 005 20210223220151.0 010 $a0-8122-9773-3 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812297737 035 $a(CKB)4100000011475571 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6359823 035 $a(DE-B1597)563155 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812297737 035 $a(OCoLC)1224278626 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011475571 100 $a20210223d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIn defense of populism $eprotest and American democracy /$fDonald T. Critchlow 210 1$aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) $c1 table 311 $a0-8122-5276-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: Social Protest and Democracy -- $t1. Populism: Prelude to ?Big Government? -- $t2. The New Deal, Social Protest, and the Administrative State -- $t3. How Grassroots Mobilization Changed Postwar Civil Rights -- $t4. Second- Wave Feminism, Social Protest, and the Rights Revolution -- $t5. The Populist Right: Anti- Statism and Anti- Elitism -- $t6. Protest in a Polarized Age -- $tNotes -- $tIndex -- $tAcknowledgments 330 $aGrassroots activism, presenting a cacophony of voices calling for reform of various sorts without programmatic coherence, is often derided as populist and distrusted by both political parties and voters. But according to Donald T. Critchlow, grassroots movements are actually responsible for political party transformation, both Democratic and Republic, into instruments of reform that reflect the interests, concerns, and anxieties of the electorate.Contrary to popular discourse warning about the dangers of populism, Critchlow argues that grassroots activism is essential to party renewal within a democratic system. In Defense of Populism examines movements that influenced Republican, Democratic, and third-party politics?from the Progressives and their influence on Teddy Roosevelt, to New Dealers and FDR, to the civil rights, feminist, and environmental movements and their impact on the Democratic Party, to the Reagan Revolution and the Tea Party. In each case, Critchlow narrates representative biographies of activists, party leaders, and presidents to show how movements become viable calls for reform that get translated into policy positions.Social tensions and political polarization continue to be prevalent today. Increased social disorder and populist outcry are expected whenever political elites and distant bureaucratic government are challenged. In Defense of Populism shows how, as a result of grassroots activism and political-party reform, policy advances are made, a sense of national confidence is restored, and the belief that American democracy works in the midst of crisis is affirmed. 606 $aPopulism$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aSocial movements$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aAmerican History. 610 $aAmerican Studies. 615 0$aPopulism$xHistory. 615 0$aSocial movements$xHistory. 615 0$aDemocracy$xHistory. 676 $a320.56620973 700 $aCritchlow$b Donald T.$f1948-$0119503 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910554202103321 996 $aIn defense of populism$92819957 997 $aUNINA