Roots of Reform Farmers, Workers, and the American State, 1877-1917

Name: Roots of Reform Farmers, Workers, and the American State, 1877-1917
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ISBN: 9780226734774

ISBN-10: 0226734773

ISBN-13: 9780226734774

Edition: 1999

Authors: Elizabeth Sanders

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Offering a revision of the understanding of the rise of the American regulatory state in the late 19th century, this book argues that politically mobilised farmers were the driving force behind most of the legislation that increased national control.

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English




Introduction



The Political Economy



Core and Periphery in the American Economy



Labor Organizations and the State, 1873-1912



Farmers in Politics, 1872-1896



Agrarian Politics and Parties after 1896



The Agrarian Statist Agenda



The Transportation System



Trade, Taxation, Banking, and Credit



Antitrust and the Structure of the Marketing Network



Federal Aid for Practical Education: Farmers First



The Labor Program of the Farmers' Party



Farmers, Workers, and the Administrative States



Conclusion


Notes


Index