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The People, No - A Brief History of Anti-Populism (Paperback)
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The People, No - A Brief History of Anti-Populism (Paperback)
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In this latest demystification of American political life, Thomas
Frank shows that populism, far from being the problem of our time,
is the cure for what ails us. Tracing the history of this mass
democratic movement through the titanic social struggles of the
last century, he reveals a force for enlightenment and liberation -
indeed, the foundation of American democracy itself, of its promise
of a decent life for all. No less important, Frank dissects the
purpose of the elite groups that have opposed populism over the
decades - the ones who say "the people, no." Following the arc of
anti-populism from the frantic days of the 1890s to just last week,
Frank describes how its proponents have repeatedly cast hopeful
democratic movements in the same harsh light, demonising them with
the same fears, defaming them with the same insults. In a claim
that is sure to be controversial, Frank shows how anti-populism has
actually changed sides, shifting from a doctrine of conservative
wealth in the 1890s to the faith of the liberal elite today. Rarely
does a work of history contain startling implications for the
present, but in The People, No Frank pulls off that explosive
effect by showing us that everything we think we know about
populism is wrong. The People, No sounds a cautionary note for our
time, a warning against the pundits who tell us to fear the plain
people, to keep to the path of centrist complacency, to let the
experts handle our lives and our future.
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