Reviews for The Populist Vision

The average rating for The Populist Vision based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-06-22 00:00:00 Marybeth Mallios The rise of populist movements across much of the globe prompted me to read Charles Postel's "The Populist Vision;" I wanted to understand the populist forebears of Trumpism and Brexit and I knew the William Jennings Bryan was one of the most famous populist politicians during the turn of the century. However, this book does not offer much to comment on present-day populism but it is a well-researched exploration of American populism during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Postel examines how populists viewed economics, labour, race relations, religion, and scientific progress. The 2/5 reflects my personal rating, whereas I think a more "objective" rating would be 3.5-4/5.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-07-04 00:00:00 Iggy Ramos Fascinating and very readable for non-historians. Postel weaves together a series of characters and stories that touch many aspects of populism: the women leaders, the atheists and utopians, the white supremacists, the black leaders, and the railroad workers, farmers, politicians, and lecturers.