For Democracy: The Noble Character and Tragic Flaws of the Middle Class

by Ronald M. Glassman and Peter J. Kivisto

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313279357
• ISBN13: 9780313279355
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"