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John Adams and the fear of American oligarchy /
Long before the one percent became a protest slogan, American founding father John Adams feared the power of a class he called simply the fewthe wellborn, the beautiful, and especially the rich. In 'John Adams and the Fear of American Oligarchy', Luke Mayville presents an extended explorat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Long before the one percent became a protest slogan, American founding father John Adams feared the power of a class he called simply the fewthe wellborn, the beautiful, and especially the rich. In 'John Adams and the Fear of American Oligarchy', Luke Mayville presents an extended exploration of Adamss preoccupation with a problem that has a renewed urgency today: the way in which inequality threatens to corrode democracy and empower a small elite. |
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| Notas: | Previously issued in print: 2016. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Público: | Specialized. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400883691 1400883695 9780691184456 0691184453 |