Wealth and democracy, a political history of the American rich, Kevin Phillips
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Wealth and democracy, a political history of the American rich, Kevin Phillips
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-455) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Wealth and democracy
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
48375666
Responsibility statement
Kevin Phillips
Review
"For more than thirty years, Kevin Phillips' insight into American politics and economics has helped to make history as well as record it. Now he turns his attention to the United States' history of great wealth and power, a sweeping cavalcade from the American Revolution to what he calls "the Second Gilded Age" at the turn of the twenty-first century." "The Second Gilded Age has been staggering enough in its concentration of wealth to dwarf the original Gilded Age a hundred years earlier. However, the tech crash and then the horrible events of September 11, 2001, pointed out that great riches are as vulnerable as they have ever been. In Wealth and Democracy, Kevin Phillips charts the ongoing American saga of great wealth - how it has been accumulated, its shifting sources, and its ups and downs over more than two centuries. He explores how the rich and politically powerful have frequently worked together to create or perpetuate privilege, often at the expense of the national interest and usually at the expense of the middle and lower classes."--Jacket
Sub title
a political history of the American rich
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Creator
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- Corruption (Politique) -- États-Unis
- Machtmissbrauch
- Wealth
- Political corruption
- Politics and government
- Politieke elites
- United States -- Politics and government
- Sociedade (aspectos político-socioeconômicos;história)
- United States -- Politics and government
- Political corruption -- United States
- Representative government and representation -- United States
- Corrupção
- Richesse -- États-Unis
- USA
- Representative government and representation
- Démocratie -- Etats-Unis
- Gouvernement représentatif -- États-Unis
- Reichtum
- Rijkdom
- Régime représentatif -- États-Unis
- Classes sociais
- United States
- Wealth -- United States. Political corruption -- United States. Representative government and representation -- United States
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement
- Riqueza
- Corruption politique -- États-Unis
- Estados Unidos
- Politisches System
- Wealth -- United States
- Politieke macht
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification2
- Creator1
- Subject30
- Corruption (Politique) -- États-Unis
- Machtmissbrauch
- Wealth
- Political corruption
- Politics and government
- Politieke elites
- United States -- Politics and government
- Sociedade (aspectos político-socioeconômicos;história)
- United States -- Politics and government
- Political corruption -- United States
- Representative government and representation -- United States
- Corrupção
- Richesse -- États-Unis
- USA
- Representative government and representation
- Démocratie -- Etats-Unis
- Gouvernement représentatif -- États-Unis
- Reichtum
- Rijkdom
- Régime représentatif -- États-Unis
- Classes sociais
- United States
- Wealth -- United States. Political corruption -- United States. Representative government and representation -- United States
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement
- Riqueza
- Corruption politique -- États-Unis
- Estados Unidos
- Politisches System
- Wealth -- United States
- Politieke macht
- Content1
- Other version1
- Mapped to1