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pb |
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9781891843266 |
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Apex Press |
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2006-06-12 |
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ITEM OVERVIEW
A penetrating look at the US ruling class—a rich and powerful portion of the population who owns tremendous amounts of wealth and who benefits from the way that decisions get made in this country. Who are they? How do we define class? How is it perpetuated? A look, too, at an even smaller group, the power elite—7-10,000 predominately white men—who make many of the decisions that affect our lives. Carefully researched and referenced, and filled with numerous examples and illustrations, this really is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand not only the reality of class in America today, but how it operates.
"Paul Kivel has done it again by exploding another myth about our troubled land—the nation that we Americans call 'middle class'. Instead he shows us how we are ruled by a handful of top dogs and what we must do if we want to get those dogs out of our lives." —Jim Hightower
Now with a new foreword by Jim Hightower.
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