Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
5-10-2018
Department
Political Science
Keywords
agrarianism, history, democracy, aristocracy, farming
Abstract
Agrarianism is a political philosophy and way of life known and practiced among peoples of diverse nationalities and religions. While having ancient, medieval, and early-modern roots, agrarian politics blossomed most dramatically in America, during both its colonial and republican periods. Notable spokesmen for American agrarianism include Thomas Jefferson, William Jennings Bryan, and Robert La Follette. It has been in steady decline for the past century as cosmopolitan and centralizing forces have displaced tradition and smallness of scale. Still, there have been natural voices lamenting losses in the face of"progress": Distributists and Southern Agrarians, the Counterculture and the Green Party, Wendell Berry and Crunchy Cons.
Source Publication Title
Localism in the Mass Age
Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
First Page
77
Recommended Citation
Taylor, J. (2018). Agrarian Politics and the American Tradition. Localism in the Mass Age, 77. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/1096
Comments
Chapter from the book Localism and the Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto, edited by Mark T. Mitchell and Jason Peters. 2018.
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