The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America, 1600-1870 /

"This book chronicles the decline of the American foundational idea that a relative equality of wealth for citizens is essential to a well-functioning republican government. The author explains how egalitarianism gave way over time to an acceptance of economic disparity and hierarchy as a socia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mandell, Daniel R., 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social classes.
Income distribution.
Equality.
Economic history.
Revenu > Repartition > États-Unis > Histoire.
Classes sociales > États-Unis > Histoire.
Income distribution > United States > History.
Social classes > United States > History.
Equality > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > Jusqu'à 1865.
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"This book chronicles the decline of the American foundational idea that a relative equality of wealth for citizens is essential to a well-functioning republican government. The author explains how egalitarianism gave way over time to an acceptance of economic disparity and hierarchy as a social reality in American society. The book provides a historical perspective on the gap between rich and poor that characterizes the contemporary United States"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9781421437125

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