The leader and the crowd democracy in American public discourse, 1880-1941 / Daria Frezza ; translated from the Italian by Martha King.

Uniform titleLeader, la folla, la democrazia nel discorso pubblico americano. English
Contents American democracy in the Gilded Age: the individual, the crowd, and the "people" -- The language of race, the crowd, and the public in the progressive era -- The mob stereotype -- The paradox of a conformist democracy -- Criticism of mass democracy after World War I -- From the factory to the nation : leadership or domination -- The international challenge -- The defense of democracy.
General note"First published in Italian in 2001 as Il leader, la folla, la democrazia nel discorso pubblico americano: 1880-1941"--Acknowledgments.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-318) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageTranslated from the Italian.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006037080
ISBN9780820329130 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0820329134 (hardcover : alk. paper)