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Political Culture On The Northern Plains : North Dakota And The Nonpartisan Experience, Thomas P. Shilts
Political Culture On The Northern Plains : North Dakota And The Nonpartisan Experience, Thomas P. Shilts
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This thesis investigates the history of North Dakota during the era of the Nonpartisan League (roughly 1915 through 1921). A significant body of research on the League exists, but no study has yet specifically addressed itself to exploring the political culture of the League and of its opponents in such a way that the full nature of the Nonpartisan "revolt" is made clear. The League was indeed the result of farmers’ perception of economic exploitation at the hands of big business, yet it was more basically a proactive struggle for inclusion. While employing elements of agrarian ideology, the League was …