The age of acquiescence : the life and death of American resistance to organized wealth and power
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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First edition.
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Rapid City Public Library - History - Adult
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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Book
Edition
First edition.
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viii, 470 pages ; 25 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-452) and index.
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"A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished. From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights movement, Americans have long mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege. Hierarchies based on inheritance, wealth, and political preferment were treated as obnoxious and a threat to democracy. Mass movements envisioned a new world supplanting dog-eat-dog capitalism. But over the last half-century that political will and cultural imagination have vanished. Why? THE AGE OF ACQUIESCENCE seeks to solve that mystery. Steve Fraser's account of national transformation brilliantly examines the rise of American capitalism, the visionary attempts to protect the democratic commonwealth, and the great surrender to today's delusional fables of freedom and the politics of fear. Effervescent and razorsharp, THE AGE OF ACQUIESCENCE will be one of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year. "--,Provided by publisher.
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"From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights movement, Americans have long mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege. Hierarchies based on inheritance, wealth, and political preferment were treated as obnoxious and a threat to democracy. Mass movements envisioned a new world supplanting dog-eat-dog capitalism. But over the last half-century that political will and cultural imagination have vanished. Why? THE AGE OF ACQUIESCENCE seeks to solve that mystery. Steve Fraser's account of national transformation brilliantly examines the rise of American capitalism, the visionary attempts to protect the democratic commonwealth, and the great surrender to today's delusional fables of freedom and the politics of fear. Effervescent and razorsharp, THE AGE OF ACQUIESCENCE will be one of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fraser, S. (2015). The age of acquiescence: the life and death of American resistance to organized wealth and power (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fraser, Steve, 1945-. 2015. The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fraser, Steve, 1945-. The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power Little, Brown and Company, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fraser, Steve. The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2015.

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