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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mayville, Luke, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Adams, John, > 1735-1826.
Adams, John, > 1735-1826 > Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Political and social views.
Oligarchy.
HISTORY > Revolutionary.
Oligarchie > États-Unis.
Oligarchy > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1809.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Notas:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (232 pages).
Público:Specialized.
ISBN:9780691184456

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