Populism to Progressivism in Alabama First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Hackney, Sheldon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817356509 ISBN-13: 9780817356507 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 976.106 |
LCCN: 2010011140 |
Series: Library of Alabama Classics |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.20 lbs) 406 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Library of Alabama Classics Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association "In this excellent study of Alabama politics, Hackney deftly analyzes the leadership, following, and essential character of Populism and Progressivism during the period from 1890 to 1910. The work is exceptionally well written; it deals with the personal, social, and political intricacies involved; and it combines traditional and quantitative techniques with a clarity and imagination that should serve as a spur and a model for many future studies." - Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science "Whatever the ultimate judgment on its conclusions may be, this is an important study and one that should stimulate additional research. Sheldon Hackney is a native Alabamian, and -- perhaps aptly -- the son-in-law of courageous Alabama progressives Virginia and Clifford Durr. A student of C. Vann Woodward at Yale, Hackney taught at Princeton University, served as president of Tulane University (1975-80) and the University of Pennsylvania (1981-1993). In 1993 he was appointed by President Clinton as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, where he served until 1997. After his NEH service he returned to the University of Pennsylvania as Boies Professor of United States History. |