The rise of the Ku Klux Klan: right-wing movements and national politics

The Klan as a national movement -- The rebirth of a Klan nation, 1915-1924 -- Power devaluation -- Responding to economic change : redefining markets along cultural lines -- National politics and mobilizing "100 percent American" voters -- Fights over schools and booze -- How to recruit a...

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Main Author: McVeigh, Rory (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. [u.a.] Univ. of Minnesota Press 2009
In: Social movements, protest, and contention (32)
Online Access: Book review (H-Net)
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Summary:The Klan as a national movement -- The rebirth of a Klan nation, 1915-1924 -- Power devaluation -- Responding to economic change : redefining markets along cultural lines -- National politics and mobilizing "100 percent American" voters -- Fights over schools and booze -- How to recruit a Klansman -- Klan activism across the country -- The Klan's last gasp : campaigning to keep a Catholic out of the White House, 1925-1928 -- Conclusion: Right-wing movements, yesterday and today
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:244 S. Ill., graph. Darst
ISBN:9780816656202
9780816656196