| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A class analysis of the American political system -- Theories of government, early American history, and the politics of class conflict -- A constitution in question : how democratic is the founding document? -- Federalism and the struggle for democracy -- Interest groups and the upper-class perversion of political power -- Congress : the dysfunctional branch -- The presidency : class politics, the imperial presidency, and the threat to democracy -- The bureaucracy and the neoliberal threat to the common good -- The courts and judicial process : ideology, conflict, and class elitism -- Political parties : a crisis of confidence -- Elections and voting : electoral capture by elites -- Politics and the media : bias in pursuit of business interests -- Public opinion : the rise of neoliberal politics and mass resistance -- Civil liberties and the quest for corporate personhood -- Civil rights and the fight for equality -- Economic policy : growing inequality in the neoliberal era -- Imperialism and U.S. foreign policy : protecting business interests abroad -- Conclusion : where do we go from here? |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Power (Social sciences) -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Political participation -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Social conflict -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- United States.
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Protest movements -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Democracy -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Neoliberalism -- United States.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Related To |
Original 9781438476933 1438476930 (DLC) 2018059960 |
| ISBN |
9781438476957 (electronic bk.) |
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1438476957 (electronic bk.) |
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9781438476933 |
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1438476930 |
| OCLC # |
EBC5992423 |
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