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Oligarchy in America : power, justice, and the rule of the few /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winslow, Luke, 1980- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2024.
Series:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique
Subjects:
Oligarchy > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > Political activity > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Oligarchie > États-Unis.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > États-Unis.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The rhetoric of democratic oligarchy
  • Survival of the fittest and the rhetoric of Herbert Spencer
  • Natural law and the rhetoric of Andrew Carnegie
  • The road to oligarchy and the rhetoric of Friedrich Hayek
  • Judicial oligarchy and the rhetoric of James J. Kilpatrick
  • Cultivating political power and the rhetoric of Lewis F. Powell
  • The laws of science and the rhetoric of Milton Friedman
  • Conjoint depletion and the rhetoric of James M. Buchanan
  • The science of success and the rhetoric of Charles Koch
  • Class consciousness and the rhetoric of Tucker Carlson
  • Conclusion : the oligarchy we deserve.