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History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary
Utah State University Press, 2011 Cloth: 978-0-87421-814-5 | Paper: 978-0-87421-848-0 | eISBN: 978-0-87421-815-2 Library of Congress Classification HX91.U7M44 2011 Dewey Decimal Classification 335.09792
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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. See other books on: Radicalism | Revolutionary | Social History | Socialism | Utah See other titles from Utah State University Press |
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History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
Utah State University Press, 2011
Cloth: 978-0-87421-814-5
Paper: 978-0-87421-848-0
eISBN: 978-0-87421-815-2
Cloth: 978-0-87421-814-5
Paper: 978-0-87421-848-0
eISBN: 978-0-87421-815-2
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.
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