Rural democracy : family farmers and politics in western Washington, 1890-1925 /

What happens to social movements in rural settings when they do not face the divisive issues of race and class? Marilyn Watkins examines the stable political climate built by successive waves of Populism, socialism, the farmer-labor movement, and the Grange in turn-of-the-century western Washington....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watkins, Marilyn P. (Marilyn Patricia), 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995.
Temas:
1800-1999
Agriculture and politics > Washington (State) > Lewis County > History > 19th century.
Agriculture and politics > Washington (State) > Lewis County > History > 20th century.
Family farms > Washington (State) > Lewis County > History > 19th century.
Family farms > Washington (State) > Lewis County > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Agriculture and politics.
Family farms.
Politics and government
Demokratie
Ländlicher Raum
Lewis County (Wash.) > Politics and government.
Washington (State) > Lewis County.
Washington > West
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: Agrarian Activism, Gender, and Lewis County
  • 2. Rural Community Life: Lewis County in the 1890s
  • 3. New Visions: Political Culture in the Farmers' Alliance
  • 4. Populists and Republicans: National Parties and Local Issues
  • 5. Progressive Populists: The Grange in Lewis County
  • 6. Specialization and Cooperation: Agricultural Change in the Early Twentieth Century
  • 7. A Community in Conflict: The End of Tolerance
  • 8. Conclusion.

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