They Rule

The 1% vs. Democracy
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61205-326-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 524 g

They Rule reflects on key political questions raised by the Occupy movement, showing how similar questions have been raised by previous generations of radical activists: who really owns and rules the US? Does it matter that the nation is divided by stark class disparities and a concentration of wealth in the hands of a few? Along the way, this book sharpens readers' sense of who the US oligarchy are, including how their fortunes have changed over the course of US history, how they live and think and how to detect and de-cloak them. They Rule is a masterful historical and political analysis, revealing what lies beneath the surface of US society and what ordinary people can do to bring about social change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Street, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction John Carpenter's Magic Sunglasses and the Real Choice Chapter 1 They Own the Place Scenes from America's Unelected Dictatorship, 2009-2013 Chapter 2 Richistan and the Rest of Us The Second Gilded Age and Why It Matters Chapter 3 Political Economy How They Got So Rich Chapter 4 Dismantling Domestic Development The Global Age of Finance Chapter 5 How They Rule The Many Modes of Moneyed Class Power Chapter 6 No Crystal Ball On What Might and Must Be Don

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Street