Ruling America - A History Of Wealth And Power In A Democracy

This book offers a panoramic history of our country's ruling elites from the time of the American Revolution to the present. At its heart is the greatest of American paradoxes: How have tiny minorities of the rich and privileged consistently exercised so much power in a nation built on the notion of rule by the people? In a series of thought-provoking essays, leading scholars of American history examine every epoch in which ruling economic elites have shaped our national experience.

Product details

• Authors: Steve (EDT)/ Gerstle Fraser
• Assisted by: Steve Fraser (Editor), Gary Gerstle (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2005
• EAN: 9780674016958
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01695-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 32 mm