People without power : the war on populism and the fight for democracy /
An eye-opening account of populism, the most important, and misunderstood, movement of our time. Everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today, populism is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Melbourne, Victoria :
Scribe,
2020.
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| Summary: | An eye-opening account of populism, the most important, and misunderstood, movement of our time. Everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today, populism is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake. The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and liberation. It is the story of democracy itself, of its ever-widening promise of a decent life for all. Taking us from the tumultuous 1890s, when the radical left-wing US Populist Party fought plutocrats, to the triumphs of reformers under Roosevelt and Truman, Frank reminds us how much we owe to the populist ethos. |
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| Physical Description: | 307 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781925849288 1925849287 9781912854226 1912854228 |