Revolt of the Rich: How the Politics of the 1970s Widened America's Class Divide

by David Gibbs

Inequality in the United States has reached staggering proportions, with a massive share of wealth held by the very richest. How was such a dramatic shift in favor of a narrow elite possible in a democratic society? David N. Gibbs explores the forces that shaped the turn toward free market economics and wealth concentration and finds their roots in the 1970s. He argues that the political transformations of this period resulted from a "revolt of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231205902
• ISBN13: 9780231205900
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"