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These themes were repeated again and again by politicians, editors, artists and writers, so much so that the agrarian ideal became one of the dominant beliefs in the American mind during the nineteenth century.
These themes were repeated again and again by politicians, editors, artists and writers, so much so that the agrarian ideal became one of the dominant beliefs in the American mind during the nineteenth century.
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Every society is held together by a myth system , a complex of dominant thought - forms that determines and sustains all its activities . All social relations , the very texture of our society , are myth - born and myth - sustained .
Every society is held together by a myth system , a complex of dominant thought - forms that determines and sustains all its activities . All social relations , the very texture of our society , are myth - born and myth - sustained .
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What are the dominant themes in Populist thought and how does Hofstadter relate them to " the agrarian myth ” in American history ? 3. Do you think that Hofstadter's analysis tends to make the Populists look like soft - headed cranks ?
What are the dominant themes in Populist thought and how does Hofstadter relate them to " the agrarian myth ” in American history ? 3. Do you think that Hofstadter's analysis tends to make the Populists look like soft - headed cranks ?
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Contents
Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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| Title | Myth and Reality in the Populist Revolt Volume 567 of Basic concepts in history and social science |
| Author | John C. Matlon |
| Editors | Edwin Charles Rozwenc, John C. Matlon |
| Publisher | Heath, 1966 |
| Length | 112 pages |
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