Ruling America : a history of wealth and power in a democracy / edited by Steve Fraser & Gary Gerstle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fraser, Steve, 1945-

Gerstle, Gary, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences)--United States--History.

Elite (Social sciences).

Social classes--Political aspects--United States--History.

Social classes.

Power (Social sciences)--United States--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

History.

Social classes--Political aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 368 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-347) and index.

ISBN:

0674016955

0674017471

OCLC:

56733129