Kansas Populism, Woman Suffrage, and the Agrarian Myth: A Case Study in the Limits of Mythic Transcendence.
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| Title: | Kansas Populism, Woman Suffrage, and the Agrarian Myth: A Case Study in the Limits of Mythic Transcendence. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burkholder, Thomas R. |
| Source: | Communication Studies. Win 1989 40(4):292-307. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 1989 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Historical Materials Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Agriculture, Case Studies, Ideology, Mythology, Political Attitudes, Political Campaigns, Political Issues, Political Parties, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention, United States History |
| Geographic Terms: | Kansas |
| Abstract: | Describes the success of the Populist movement in the 1890s, arguing that it provides a case study of the power and limitations of mythic appeals to transcend diverse political ideologies. Argues that Populist extensions of the agrarian myth to encompass industrial laborers, suffragists, and prohibitionists were motivated by political expediency. (SG) |
| Entry Date: | 1990 |
| Accession Number: | EJ410049 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Describes the success of the Populist movement in the 1890s, arguing that it provides a case study of the power and limitations of mythic appeals to transcend diverse political ideologies. Argues that Populist extensions of the agrarian myth to encompass industrial laborers, suffragists, and prohibitionists were motivated by political expediency. (SG) |
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