The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy, Paperback - Bryn Rosenfeld

How middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience Conventional wisdom holds tha...

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Reducere. Big Corporations and their super wealthy owners have bought many politicians through campaign donations and lobbying. These politicians vote to ben...

Reducere. DescriptionThe New York Times bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order offers a provocative examination of modern identity politics: it...

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Lankina reveals how Imperial Russia's social structure survived the Bolsheviks' social engineering projects and continues to drive inequalities and...

DescriptionTaking apart the ideology of the "middle class" Tidings of a shrinking middle class in one part of the world and its expansion in anothe...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: E. M. ForsterEssays that applaud democracy's toleration of individual freedom and self-criticism and deplore its encouragem...

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Latin America is currently caught in a middle-quality institutional trap, combining flawed democracies and low-to-medium capacity States. Yet, cont...

Reducere. A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy It is an axiom of American...

In a fascinating book that reads like a potent elixir, three parts memoir and one part inspirational self-improvement guide, readers are ushered th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Shannon SullivanWinner of the 2016 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Society of Professors of Education Building on h...

Reducere. The First Book to Explain China's Success: Talent at the Top, Data in the Middle, Democracy at the Bottom.The Coronavirus epidemic triggered a chan...

A deeply informed and unflinching look at the way corporations have slyly rebranded themselves as socially conscious entities ready to tackle socie...

From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, ra...

Reducere. When does a crisis become a crime?Most importantly, who are the victims? In this investigative tour-de-force, Trey Garrison and Richard McClure del...

A revelatory book about death and mourning by a psychotherapist faced with sudden bereavement.Publisher: Short Books LtdAuthor(s): Juliet Rosenfeld...

Fake: Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake Assets: How Lies Are Making the Poor and Middle Class Poorer, PaperbackRobert Kiyosaki -- author of the #1 Pe...

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, more than 14 million U.S. homeowners filed for foreclosure. Focusing on the hard-hit Sacramento Vall...

Reducere. The First Book to Explain China's Success Talent at the Top, Data in the Middle, Democracy at the Bottom.The Coronavirus epidemic triggered a chang...

Reducere. What happens when a democratic theory professor gets involved with the Democratic Party? In this political memoir, Claire Snyder-Hall shares lesson...

Reducere. Democracy and higher education are inextricably linked: universities not only have the ability to be key arbiters of how democracy is advanced, but...

Reducere. "Keep your government hands off my Medicare " Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler's provocative and timely book: w...

Examines political calls for market-based education reform and explores the efforts of public-school advocates to build democratically spirited con...

A fierce, historically informed polemic against the idea that the middle class is the key to US greatness, past and future.Publisher: Haymarket Boo...

Reducere. Campaigning for president in 1980, Ronald Reagan told stories of Cadillac-driving "welfare queens" and "strapping young bucks" buying T-bone steaks...

Reducere. DescriptionA brilliant and insightful exploration of the rise and fall of the American middle class by New York Times bestselling author, Barbara E...

From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East's disintegration The Age of Jihad charts the tur...

Reducere. Now that the kids are finally old enough, and her husband s career is on track, Christina is determined to return to the working world once their s...

Renowned economist Jeff Faux explains why neither party's leaders have a plan to remedy America's unemployment, inequality, or long economic slideA...

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A maverick thinker who's drawn the applause of both the left and right offers a bold new framework for understanding the turmoil in the West

Bryan Fanning traces the development of European welfare states in this accessible analysis of social change from the Industrial Revolution onwards...

DescriptionDemocracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinati...

DescriptionA stellar group of America's leading political thinkers explore how to reboot our democracy The presidential election of 2016 highlighte...

Reducere. A vivid character-driven narrative, fused with important new economic and political reporting and research, that busts the myths about middle class...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Frederick TaylorNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 28Cover type: Pape...

DescriptionBorn to Slovenian peasants, Louis Adamic commanded crowds, met with FDR and Truman, and built a prolific career as an author and journal...

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing CoAuthor(s): Luke BrethertonNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 224 x 38Cover type...

There's no denying the clear connection between overuse of devices--smartphones, computers, and video games--and the growing mental health crisis, ...