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Making Minnesota liberal : civil rights and the transformation of the Democratic Party /

In Making Minnesota Liberal, Jennifer A. Delton delves into the roots of Minnesota politics and traces the change from the regional, third-party, class-oriented politics of the Farmer-Labor party to the national, two-party, pluralistic liberalism of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party (DFL). While oth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Delton, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Alice), 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Making Minnesota Liberal, Jennifer A. Delton delves into the roots of Minnesota politics and traces the change from the regional, third-party, class-oriented politics of the Farmer-Labor party to the national, two-party, pluralistic liberalism of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party (DFL). While others have examined how anticommunism and the Cold War shaped this transformation, Delton takes a new approach, showing the key roles played by antiracism and the civil rights movement. In telling this story, Delton contributes to our understanding not only of Minnesotas political history but also of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index.
ISBN:9780816693535
0816693536
9780816639229
0816639221