Lucidly explaining both the appeals and dangers of populism across history, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just the populist phenomenon, but more generally the lasting political fallout that follows in the wake of major economic crises.

• Preface


• Chapter 1. The Populist Archetype


• Chapter 2. American Panorama


• Chapter 3. Luddites and Laborers


• Chapter 4. Voyage of the Bismarck


• Chapter 5. The Associationalist Way


• Chapter 6. Unemployment and Reaction


• Chapter 7. The Age of Moderation


• Chapter 8. Things Come Apart


• Chapter 9. Trumped Up


• Chapter 10. Breaking Point


• Chapter 11. Containment


• Chapter 12. Au Revoir Europe?


• Chapter 13. Prospects

Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His previous books include Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System and Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939.