In response to denunciations of populism as undemocratic and anti-intellectual, Intellectual Populism argues that populism has contributed to a distinct and democratic Intellectual tradition in which ordinary People assume leading roles in the pursuit of knowledge.
Focusing on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, the decades that saw the birth of populism in the United States, this book uses case studies of certain Intellectual figures to trace the key rhetorical appeals that proved cap.
In response to denunciations of populism as undemocratic and anti-intellectual, Intellectual Populism argues that populism has contributed to a distinct and democratic Intellectual tradition in which ordinary People assume leading roles in the pursuit of knowledge