We Shall Not Overcome: Populism and Southern Blue-Collar Workers

by Robert Emil Botsch

Overview

Botsch samples current attitudes of southern blue-collar workers, both black and white, toward work and race and questions whether these workers can overcome racial barriers to form a populist-style coalition aimed at improving their shared economic condition. A strong sense of individualism, a general distrust of the government, and a failure to see links between daily personal problems and political choices are major deterrants to political action.

Originally published in 1981.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469648088
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	08/25/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	2 MB