Riches, Class, and Power

United States Before the Civil War
Herausgeber: Pessen, Edward

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Until publication of Riches, Classes, and Power, Alexis de Tocquerville's vision of the United States as a generally egalitarian nation predominated

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9781138532038
• ISBN-10: 1138532037
• Artikelnr.: 50496370

Autorenporträt

Edward Pessen

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1 Introduction PART I Wealth 2 Were There Truly Rich Americans in
the Era of the Common Man? 3 The Distribution of Wealth in the Age of
Egalitarianism 4 The Sources of Antebellum Wealth in the Urban Northeast
PART II Social Mobility General Reflections on Social Mobility 5 Were Rich
Americans in the Era of the Common Man Self-Made Men? 6 The Backgrounds of
the Urban Rich: Characteristic Life Histories 7 Did Fortunes Rise and Fall
Mercurially During the Age of Fluidity? 8 Equality of Opportunity? PART III
Class The Problem o f Social Class 9 The Streets Where They Lived: The
Residential Patterns of the Rich and Elite 10 The Marital Theory and
Practice of the Rich and Elite 11 The Private World and the Social Circle
of the Rich and Elite PART IV Influence and Power On Influence and Power 12
The Role of the Rich and Elite in Local Voluntary Associations 13 Who
Governed the Nation's Cities in the Era of the Common M an? 14 Conclusion