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For Democracy The Noble Character and Tragic Flaws of the Middle Class
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By Ronald M. Glassman, William H. Swatos, Jr. and Peter Kivisto
ISBN: 0-313-27935-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27935-5
192 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/1993
List Price: $101.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Sociology
Series Number: 105
Description: These sociologists and theorists, long concerned with the critical role in society of the middle class, trace its historical, structural, and cultural links with democracy since ancient times. They show how the middle class has been instrumental in spawning industrialization and capitalism. They consider the rise and decline of fascism and communism and the development of multinational capitalism. They reflect upon the decline of the working class, the growth of an underclass, and the need today to counterbalance the power of the rich and big business. They ponder how to break an "iron cage" of bureaucracy and to revitalize democracy. This socio-historical analysis from a neo-Weberian perspective deals with issues that are central to sociologists, political theorists, and historians.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Capitalism, Democracy, and Class Balance
  • The Merchant Class and Democracy in Ancient Greece
  • From the Polis to the Nation-State
  • Industry and Democracy
  • High Technology Multinational Capitalism
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 93-7698
LCC Class: JC423
Dewey Class: 321.8
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