The age of acquiescence : the life and death of American resistance to organized wealth and power

The age of acquiescence : the life and death of American resistance to organized wealth and power

"From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights movement, Americans have long mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege. Hierarchies based on inheritance, wealth, and political preferment were treated as obnoxious and a threat to democracy. Mass movements envisioned a n...

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Main Author: Fraser, Steve, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Since 1945
Social conflict > United States > History.
Protest movements > United States > History.
Income distribution > United States > History.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States > History.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History.
Acquiescence (Psychology) > History.
Social psychology > United States > History.
Acquiescence (Psychology)
Elite (Social sciences)
Income distribution.
Political science.
Power (Social sciences)
Protest movements.
Social conflict.
Social psychology.
Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government.
United States.
History.

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