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PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado

ISBN-100874218144

ISBN-139780874218145

eBay Product ID (ePID)109102322

Product Key Features

Number of Pages456 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHistory of Utah Radicalism : Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary

Publication Year2011

SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Radicalism, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Revolutionary, Social History, American Government / State

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn S. Mccormick, John R. Sillito

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-018999

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA much needed history of socialism in Utah, this book will appeal to scholars of radicalism, Utah history, political history, religion, and the American West. The ways the authors deal with socialist culture, radical space, and the socialists' relationship to religion make this a truly original book. -John P. Enyeart, author of The Quest for "Just and Pure Law": Rocky Mountain Workers and American Social Democracy, 1870-1924, A much needed history of socialism in Utah, this book will appeal to scholars of radicalism, Utah history, political history, religion, and the American West. The ways the authors deal with socialist culture, radical space, and the socialists' relationship to religion make this a truly original book. --John P. Enyeart, author of The Quest for "Just and Pure Law": Rocky Mountain Workers and American Social Democracy, 1870-1924

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Dewey Decimal335.09792

SynopsisUtah, now one of the most conservative states, has a long tradition of left-wing radicalism. Early Mormon settlers set a precedent with the United Order and other experiments with a socialistic economy. The tradition continued into the more recent past with New Left, anti-apartheid, and other radicals. Throughout, Utah radicalism usually reflected national and international developments. Recounting its long history, McCormick and Sillito focus especially on the Socialist Party of America, which reached a peak of political influence in the first two decades of the twentieth century--in Utah and across the nation. At least 115 Socialists in over two dozen Utah towns and cities were elected to office in that period, and on seven occasions they controlled governments of five different municipalities. This is a little-known story worth a closer look. Histories of Socialism in the United States have tended to forsake attention to specific, local cases and situations in favor of broader overviews of the movement. By looking closely at Utah's experience, this book helps unravel how American Socialism briefly flowered before rapidly withering in the early twentieth century. It also broadens the conventional understanding of Utah history., Utah, now one of the most conservative states, has a long tradition of left-wing radicalism. Early Mormon settlers set a precedent with the United Order and other experiments with a socialistic economy. The tradition continued into the more recent past with New Left, anti-apartheid, and other radicals. Throughout, Utah radicalism usually reflected national and international developments. Recounting its long history, McCormick and Sillito focus especially on the Socialist Party of America, which reached a peak of political influence in the first two decades of the twentieth century--in Utah and across the nation. At least 115 Socialists in over two dozen Utah towns and cities were elected to office in that period, and on seven occasions they controlled governments, of five different municipalities. This is a little-known story worth a closer look. Histories of Socialism in the United States have tended to forsake attention to details, to specific, local cases and situations, in favor of broader overviews of the movement. By looking closely at Utah's experience, this book helps unravel how American Socialism briefly flowered and rapidly withered in the early twentieth century. It also broadens conventional understanding of Utah history.

LC Classification NumberHX91.U7M44 2011