{"product_id":"oligarchy-in-america-power-justice-and-the-rule-of-the-few-hardback-9780817322069","title":"Oligarchy in America; Power, Justice, and the Rule of the Few (Hardback) 9780817322069","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOligarchy in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePower, Justice, and the Rule of the Few\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLuke Winslow (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817322069\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 October 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOligarchy in America\u003c\/i\u003e explains how arguments as diverse as Herbert Spencer’s social Darwinism and Tucker Carlson’s anti-elitism, suture the interests of the ultra-rich to state politics and disenfranchises the ordinary electorate, upending the arithmetic of democracy. It is a must read for those interested in rhetoric and the increasingly fraught politics of democracy.” —Catherine Chaput is author of \u003ci\u003eMarket Affect and the Rhetoric of Political Economic Debates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating survey of the history of political and economic ideas in the US that have led to an increasingly entrenched ultra-rich class of oligarchs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo an American, oligarchy is something that happens somewhere else. In \u003ci\u003eOligarchy in America\u003c\/i\u003e, Luke Winslow reveals oligarchy’s deep intellectual roots and alarming growth in America. The book provides conceptual tools the lack of which have prevented Americans from recognizing oligarchy at home. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Winslow argues that generic labels like “billionaires” for a class of ultra-rich masks the pervasive structures that entrench their power. He introduces instead the concept of \u003ci\u003edemocratic oligarchy\u003c\/i\u003e—an institutional arrangement in which the ultra-rich form a class consciously creating and leveraging state power to accumulate wealth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Like a master class in political ideas, Winslow traces the intellectual lineage of oligarchy in the US. His lively and compulsively readable survey examines key rhetorical sources such as Herbert Spencer, Andrew Carnegie, Friedrich Hayek, Lewis Powell, Milton Friedman, Charles Koch, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOligarchy in America\u003c\/i\u003e maps the connective web of oligarchic ideas uniting these disparate figures. By offering a lucid framework through which to view oligarchic ideas ambient in American culture, Winslow makes a vital contribution to readers and scholars of communication and rhetorical studies, public address, economics, and political science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. The Rhetoric of Democratic Oligarchy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. Survival of the Fittest and the Rhetoric of Herbert Spencer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. Natural Law and the Rhetoric of Andrew Carnegie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. The Road to Oligarchy and the Rhetoric of Friedrich Hayek \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5. Judicial Oligarchy and the Rhetoric of James J. Kilpatrick \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6. Cultivating Political Power and the Rhetoric of Lewis F. Powell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7. The Laws of Science and the Rhetoric of Milton Friedman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8. Conjoint Depletion and the Rhetoric of James M. Buchanan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9. The Science of Success and the Rhetoric of Charles Koch \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10. Class Consciousness and the Rhetoric of Tucker Carlson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conclusion: The Oligarchy We Deserve \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e References \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570158268696,"sku":"9780817322069","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/oligarchy-in-america-power-justice-and-the-rule-of-the-few-hardback-9780817322069","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}