The Populist Vision
- ISBN-10
- 0195384717
- ISBN-13
- 9780195384710
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 397
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Charles Postel
Description
A major reinterpretation of the Populist movement, this text argues that the Populists were modern people, rejecting the notion that Populism opposed modernity and progress.
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