Insurgent democracy : the Nonpartisan League in North American politics
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Fulda Memorial Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 324.2732 LAN | On Shelf |
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xii, 353 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-346) and index.
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In 1915, western farmers mounted one of the most significant challenges to party politics America has seen: the Nonpartisan League, which sought to empower citizens and restrain corporate influence. Before its collapse in the 1920s, the League counted over 250,000 paying members, spread to thirteen states and two Canadian provinces, controlled North Dakota's state government, and birthed new farmer-labor alliances. Yet today it is all but forgotten, neglected even by scholars. Insurgent Democracy offers a new look at the Nonpartisan League and a new way to understand its rise and fall in the United States and Canada. Lansing argues that, rather than a spasm of populist rage that inevitably burned itself out, the story of the League is in fact an instructive example of how popular movements can create lasting change. Depicting the League as a transnational response to economic inequity, Lansing not only resurrects its story of citizen activism, but also allows us to see its potential to inform contemporary movements.
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Lansing, M. (2015). Insurgent democracy: the Nonpartisan League in North American politics . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lansing, Michael. 2015. Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lansing, Michael. Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lansing, Michael. Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
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