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The article presents information on books received by the journal "Social Forces," as of March 1, 1966. Titles and authors of some of books that are mentioned in the article are "A Reader's Guide to the Great Religions," edited by Charles J. Adams, "Organized Labor in Latin America," by Robert J. Alexander, "The Nazi Seizure of Power," by William Sheridan Allen, "The Politics of Modernization," by David F. Apter, "Forty Years of Pioneer," edited by Rufus Babcock, "Life: Memoir of John Mason Peck," with an introduction by Paul M. Harrison and foreword by Herman R. Lantz, "Roles: An Introduction to the Study of Social Relations," by Michael Banton, "Traditional Exchange and Modern Markets," by Cyril S. Belshaw, "Voluntary Medical Insurance and Prepayment," by Charles H. Berry, "The Doctor and his Patient: A Sociological Interpretation," by Samuel W. Bloom, "Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict," by Joan V. Bondurant, "Americans in Technical Assistance: A Study of Attitudes and responses to Their Role Abroad," by Francis C. Byrnes and "Propaganda Comes of Age," by Michael Choukas and foreword by Hadley Cantril.

This article examines the phenomenal rise in the early 1920s of the Ku Klux Klan, which drew its members primarily from the middle class and was characterized by nativism, racism, religious bigotry, coercive moralism, and economic conservatism. It argues that the Klan's rise is best understood as a response to the sudden devaluation in the economic and political "purchasing power" of the Klan's recruits. Guided by microeconomic logic; the Klan used cultural appeals to stimulate demand for what its members had to offer in exchange within economic and political markets. It also used cultural attacks to restrict the supply of competitors. I test the argument with statistical analyses of state-level membership estimates and county-level membership data for the state of Indiana. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]