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Peer reviewedBurkholder, Thomas R. – Communication Studies, 1989
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.…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Case Studies, Ideology, Mythology
